Computer Modeling of Plasma Flow Switches -High Current Switching on Procyon.

摘要

Procyon is a high explosive driven pulsed power system designed to drive plasma z-pinch experiments to the 1-MJ level. Details of this system are provided elsewhere in these proceedings 1. The final switching stage of the Procyon is a plasma flow switch (PFS). Our most recent experiment (4/29/93) included a full power test of the PFS for the Procyon system. In this test the Mark IX explosively generator delivered 22 MA of current to storage inductor. The slight flux compression that occurs m the explosively formed fuse (EFF) opening switch increased this current to 24.5 MA. The EFF then opened and switched 16.5 MA to the PFS.