Initial transient process in a simple helical flux compression generator

An analytical scheme on the initial transient process in a simple helical flux compression generator, which includes the distributions of both the magnetic field in the hollow of an armature and the conducting current density in the stator, is developed by means of a diffusion equation. A relationship between frequency of the conducting current, root of the characteristic function of Bessel equation and decay time in the armature is given. The skin depth in the helical stator is calculated and is compared with the approximate one which is widely used in the calculation of magnetic diffusion. Our analytical results are helpful to understanding the mechanism of the loss of magnetic flux in both the armature and stator and to suggesting an optimal design for improving performance of the helical flux compression generator.

Calculation of time-varying equivalent inductance and resistance of helical flux compression generators using the 2D filamentary method and dynamic matrix concept in the frequency domain

In this paper we present an approach to calculate the time-varying equivalent inductance and resistance of helical flux compression generators accurately. This approach is based on the 2D filamentary method and uses the dynamic matrix concept. By using this method, it is possible to consider both the effects of the armature presence and frequency on the inductance and resistance of the HFCGs. The latter effect has not been discussed in previous open literature. The validation of the presented method has been verified by measurement results.

Explosive Ferroelectric Power Supply of Flux Compression Generator

Useful electrical pulses of a few hundred kilowatts lasting for several microseconds can be obtained by the depolarization process of PZT95/5 ferroelectric ceramics. In this paper, taking account of the dielectric relaxation, and finite resistance, a new mathematical model of PZT95/5 ferroelectric ceramics subjected to normal-mode shock wave is suggested. Explosive shock wave techniques have also been used to investigate the response of PZT95/5 ferroelectric ceramics with inductive loads in experiments. The predictions from the model have a good agreement with observed results. In addition, an explosive ferroelectric generator composed of explosive shock wave generators, electric units, and additional capacitors is design to power small-size helical flux compression generators. The test results with the maximal output energy of up to 80 J are given and experimental results are also considered.

Lattice Boltzmann Flux Solver:An Efficient Approach for Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flows

A lattice Boltzmann flux solver(LBFS)is presented for simulation of fluid flows.Like the conventional computational fluid dynamics(CFD)solvers,the new solver also applies the finite volume method to discretize the governing differential equations,but the numerical flux at the cell interface is not evaluated by the smooth function approximation or Riemann solvers.Instead,it is evaluated from local solution of lattice Boltzmann equation(LBE)at cell interface.Two versions of LBFS are presented in this paper.One is to locally apply one-dimensional compressible lattice Boltzmann(LB)model along the normal direction to the cell interface for simulation of compressible inviscid flows with shock waves.The other is to locally apply multi-dimensional LB model at cell interface for simulation of incompressible viscous and inviscid flows.The present solver removes the drawbacks of conventional lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)such as limitation to uniform mesh,tie-up of mesh spacing and time interval,limitation to viscous flows.Numerical examples show that the present solver can be well applied to simulate fluid flows with non-uniform mesh and curved boundary.

Development of a High Power Programmable Precise Time-Delay Trigger/Ignition System for MFCG

High-power precise delay trigger/ignition system is a programmable pulse generator developed for experiment controlling in explosively driven magnetic flux compression generators. Precise delay pulses are generated by the digital circuit, after being magnified and sharpened through multistage isolated amplifiers and rising edge sharpening device, high-voltage steep delay pulses with precision less than μs level are obtained. This system has been used in our compact magnetic flux compression generator experiments in place of the traditional primaeord delay device.

Experimental Study on the Expansion Uniformity of Armature

A measurement system has been developed based on high-precision printed probes in printed circuit board （PCB） and steep rising-time probe adapters, which can be applied to study the expansion uniformity of armature in a helical magnetic flux compression generator （HFCG）. The influences of wall thickness and initiation position on the expansion uniformity of armature in HFCG were experimentally investigated. The results show that the armature with thinner wall thickness will easily rupture due to the high pressure of detonation products inside, the armature with larger wall thickness will easily crack due to the tensile stress on the outer surface of the wall, the influence of the end effect on the expansion uniformity can be ignored if the distance between the first group of probe and the initiation point is more than 3 times the armature diameter.