MACH2
A magnetohydrodynamic simulation code used by NumerEx LLC to model FRCHX, MAGO, and explosive flux-compression generators for LANL/AFRL.
Verified Primary Sources
- → LANL FissionPlasmaPropulsion 1995 (p. 8) — 1995 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL FissionPlasmaPropulsion 1995 (p. 10) — 1995 — 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)
Discovery of FRC Anomalous Stability
Experiments at LANL discover that Field-Reversed Configurations (FRCs) are significantly more stable than predicted by MHD theory.
MAGO project begins at VNIIEF (Russian nuclear weapons lab)
Russian MTF program at weapons lab. Communist Party decree. Same dual-use pattern as US.
Discovery of Anomalous FRC Stability
LANL experiments FRX-A and FRX-B reveal FRCs are stable 100x longer than MHD theory predicts, though limited by n=2 rotational instabilities.
FRX-B Operations and Anomalous Stability Discovery
Upgraded experiment FRX-B identifies the n=2 rotational instability and discovers that FRCs are 100x more stable than MHD theory predicts.
MARAUDER program begins — AFRL fires compact toroid plasmoids as weapons
Shiva Star facility. 100 billion g acceleration. Explicitly NOT fusion. Same facility as FRCHX. The critical link.
MARAUDER (August 1993): USAF compact toroid weapon, 100 billion g acceleration, Shiva Star, went dark mid-1990s
USAF Phillips Lab compact toroid weapon. 100 billion g acceleration. 9.5 MJ Shiva Star. 'Not a fusion program' — weapons. Physics identical to FRC. Went dark mid-1990s. Lineage: SHIVA I → MARAUDER → F
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.
FRX-L experiment begins at LANL
FRX-L theta-pinch FRC experiment for magnetized target fusion.