Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling

Explosion-electricity coupling (EEC) is a technical method to induce electric energy into the plasma material produced by explosion to improve the output of explosion. Exploding foil initiator (EFI) which could produce plasma during electric explosion can serve as a good carrier for studying the EEC...

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Main Authors: Songmao Zhao, Haotian Jian, Ke Wang, Zheng Ning, Peng Zhu, Ruiqi Shen
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
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description Explosion-electricity coupling (EEC) is a technical method to induce electric energy into the plasma material produced by explosion to improve the output of explosion. Exploding foil initiator (EFI) which could produce plasma during electric explosion can serve as a good carrier for studying the EEC. To investigate the enhancement ability and mechanism of EEC in EFI ignition performance, a kind of EFI chips which could realize the EEC effect was designed and fabricated to observe the characteristics of current and voltage, flyer and plasma temperature during Boron Potassium Nitrate (BPN) ignition of the EFI. It was found that the EEC could enhance EFI ignition in terms of energy utilization, ignition contact surface, and high-temperature sustainability of plasma: firstly, the EEC prolonged the late time discharge (LTD) phase of the electric explosion, making the energy of capacitor effectively utilized; secondly, the EEC could create a larger area of ignition contact surface; last of all, the EEC effect enhanced its high-temperature sustainability by sustaining continuous energy input to plasma. It also was found that the ignition voltage of BPN could be reduced by nearly 600 V under the condition of 0.4 μF capacitance. The research has successfully combined EEC with EFI, revealing the behavioral characteristics of EEC and demonstrating its effective enhancement of EFI ignition. It introduces a new approach to improving EFI output, which is conducive to low-energy ignition of EFI, and expected to take the ignition technology of EFI to a new level.
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spelling doaj-art-aba744bc5eaf4c129bfb7ea9d0cdc7002025-08-20T01:54:53ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Defence Technology2214-91472024-12-014211110.1016/j.dt.2024.06.013Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity couplingSongmao Zhao0Haotian Jian1Ke Wang2Zheng Ning3Peng Zhu4Ruiqi Shen5School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Science and Technology on Applied Physical and Chemistry Laboratory, Shanxi Applied Physics and Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an, 710061, China; Micro-Nano Energetic Devices Key Laboratory, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Micro-Nano Energetic Devices Key Laboratory, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaXi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an, 710061, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Micro-Nano Energetic Devices Key Laboratory, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Micro-Nano Energetic Devices Key Laboratory, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Corresponding author.School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China; Micro-Nano Energetic Devices Key Laboratory, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaExplosion-electricity coupling (EEC) is a technical method to induce electric energy into the plasma material produced by explosion to improve the output of explosion. Exploding foil initiator (EFI) which could produce plasma during electric explosion can serve as a good carrier for studying the EEC. To investigate the enhancement ability and mechanism of EEC in EFI ignition performance, a kind of EFI chips which could realize the EEC effect was designed and fabricated to observe the characteristics of current and voltage, flyer and plasma temperature during Boron Potassium Nitrate (BPN) ignition of the EFI. It was found that the EEC could enhance EFI ignition in terms of energy utilization, ignition contact surface, and high-temperature sustainability of plasma: firstly, the EEC prolonged the late time discharge (LTD) phase of the electric explosion, making the energy of capacitor effectively utilized; secondly, the EEC could create a larger area of ignition contact surface; last of all, the EEC effect enhanced its high-temperature sustainability by sustaining continuous energy input to plasma. It also was found that the ignition voltage of BPN could be reduced by nearly 600 V under the condition of 0.4 μF capacitance. The research has successfully combined EEC with EFI, revealing the behavioral characteristics of EEC and demonstrating its effective enhancement of EFI ignition. It introduces a new approach to improving EFI output, which is conducive to low-energy ignition of EFI, and expected to take the ignition technology of EFI to a new level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001557Exploding foil initiatorExplosion-electricity couplingPlasmaIgnition mechanismBoron potassium nitrate
spellingShingle Songmao Zhao
Haotian Jian
Ke Wang
Zheng Ning
Peng Zhu
Ruiqi Shen
Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
Defence Technology
Exploding foil initiator
Explosion-electricity coupling
Plasma
Ignition mechanism
Boron potassium nitrate
title Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
title_full Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
title_fullStr Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
title_short Investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion-electricity coupling
title_sort investigation on the exploding foil initiators ignition enhanced by explosion electricity coupling
topic Exploding foil initiator
Explosion-electricity coupling
Plasma
Ignition mechanism
Boron potassium nitrate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914724001557
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