Abstract
Some major means to increase magnetic cumulation generator (MCG) energy and output energy, namely, strong magnetic field (about 1 MG) localization on a moving conductor surface, explosive and magnetic laws correlation and multielement MCG battery formation are treated.
The upper energy limit for a single MCG is estimated to be of the order of 100 ÷ 1000 MJ. This limitations is lifted if multielement MCG battery is formed. Specific energy of up to 100 MJ/m3 and efficiency of up to 30% have been obtained on the experimental MCG device with a cone central tube. Magnetic energy of 50 MJ at load inductance of 2 µ H has been produced using a battery composed of four helical MCG’s.
Ways to increase MCG power are described. The upper power limit for a single MCG is estimated to be equal to 10 ÷ 100 TW. Experimental evidence is available of possibility to achieve specific power of about 10 TW/m3.
A method to obtain large energy amplification factors is reported, which consists in decreasing inductance L and resistance R according to the relation −L = 2α R where α < 1 is an arbitrary constant (L (t) is an exponent).
Some principles are considered of designing compromise MCG versions characterized by high energy and high energy amplification factors simultaneously. The principle of a constant amplitude wave running ahead of a conductor is discussed. This wave is electric at the initial part and magnetic at the final part of a MCG.
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Pavlovskii, A.I. et al. (1980). Magnetic Cumulation Generator Parameters and Means to Improve Them. In: Turchi, P.J. (eds) Megagauss Physics and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1048-8_53
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