Exploding Wires : Volume 2 Proceedings of the Second Conference on the Exploding Wire Phenomenon, Held at Boston, November 13–15, 1961, under the Sponsorship of the Geophysics Research Directorate, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Office of Aerospace Research, with the Cooperation of the Lowell Technological Institute Research Foundation / by William G. Chace, Howard K. Moore.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Chace, William G., Author.

Moore, Howard K., Author.

Conference Name:

Conference on the Exploding Wire Phenomenon (2nd : 1961 : Boston)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electrical engineering.

Electrical Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Electrical Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 321 p. 225 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1962.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1962.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contains the proceedings of the Second Conference on the Exploding Wire Phenomenon. In addition to the general theory of exploding wires, this conference considered exploding wire shock waves; the generation by exploding wires of extreme tem­peratures, X-rays, and very high pressures; instrumentation prob­lems in wire explosions; and, for the first time, exploding foils. Sponsored by the Geophysics Research Directorate of the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, this symposium was held in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 13 and 14, 1961. To fill a definite need for ready access to information, Volume Two of Exploding Wires contains a comprehensive index which should facilitate the use of both volumes on the exploding wire phenomenon. It is not possible to express full appreciation to all those whose generous assistance made the Second Conference and this volume possible. It is certain, however, that without the cooperation of Dr. John N. Howard, Laboratory Chief, and Mr. Morton A. Levine, Branch Chief, there could have been no conference. Special acknowledgment goes to the Staff of the Hydromagnetics Laboratory for its invaluable aid: to Mrs. William Watson for exceptional secretarial work; to Mr. E. H. Cullington for technical assistance; to Mr. C. V. Fish for drawings, graphs, and art work; and to Mr. K. R. Saari for photography. Particular gratitude is due to Mr.

Contents:

General Papers

Factors Affecting the Time to Burst in Exploding Wires

Recent Contributions to the Macroscopic Analysis of Conducting Electromechanical Solids

A Hydrodynamic Explanation for the Anomalous Resistance of Exploding Wires

Lower-Upper Bounds of Temperatures for Wires Exploded in a Vacuum

The Electrical and Optical Properties of Rapidly Exploded Wires

About Distances in the “Characteristic Pattern” of Exploding Wires

Exploding Wires as a Source of X Rays

Calorimetric Calibration of the Electrical Energy Measurement in an Exploding Wire Experiment

Effects of Transmission Lines in Applications of Exploding Wires

Shock Waves

Microwave Doppler Measurements of the Ionization Front in Cylindrical Shock Waves from Exploding Wires

Electrical Generation of Imploding Shock Waves

Blast Waves Produced by Exploding Wires

Exploding-Wire-Driven Shock Waves

Shock Waves from Exploding Wires at Low Ambient Densities

Applications

The Use of Exploding Wires in the Study of Small-Scale Underwater Explosions

Studies of Metal—Water Reactions by the Exploding Wire Technique

Pressure Environments Created by Wires Exploded in Water

An Exploding Wire Hypervelocity Projector

Exploding Foils

High-Speed Cinemicrographic Studies of Electrically Exploded Metal Films

Exploding Foils—The Production of Plane Shock Waves and the Acceleration of Thin Plates

Acceleration of Thin Plates by Exploding Foil Techniques

Aerosols from Exploding Wires

Author Index for Volumes 1 and 2

Subject Index for Volumes 1 and 2.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-4684-7505-3