Flux Compression Generator
A device that compresses magnetic flux (and thus amplifies current/voltage) using explosives. NumerEx modeled explosive flux-compression generators with the MACH2 code for LANL.
Verified Primary Sources
- → LANL MagnetizedTargetFusion 1994 (p. 9) — 1994 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL MagnetizedTargetFusion 1994 (p. 10) — 1994 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 1) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 4) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 6) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Timeline Mentions (8)
Pulsed Power Technology Growth
Pulsed power technology begins rapid development, supported by the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Nuclear Agency for radiation source testing.
MAGO project begins at VNIIEF (Russian nuclear weapons lab)
Russian MTF program at weapons lab. Communist Party decree. Same dual-use pattern as US.
Krasik Emigrates to Israel
Professor Yakov Krasik moves from the Soviet Union to the Weizmann Institute of Science, facilitating the transfer of Soviet pulsed power expertise to the West.
Joint US-Russian MAGO MTF collaboration begins
LANL and VNIIEF begin joint magnetized target fusion experiments using explosive pulsed power.
MACH2 Explosive Model Developed
John J. Watrous and Michael H. Frese of NumerEx develop a dynamic explosive model for the MACH2 code to simulate explosive magnetic flux compression generators for LANL.
Joint US-Russian MAGO MTF experiment begins
LANL-VNIIEF joint magnetized target fusion experiment using explosive pulsed power.
Technion P4 Laboratory Established
Professor Krasik establishes the Plasma and Pulsed Power (P4) Laboratory at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
HEPPC Development
General Atomics announces the High Energy Pulsed Power Container (HEPPC), doubling energy density via world-record capacitors.