Pulse Power Formulary
North Star Research Corporation. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [8], 39, [1] pages. References. Approximately 4.25 and 5.25 inches. Errata sheet laid in. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This work was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The purpose of this document is to serve the user of pulse power in a variety of tasks. It is intended to be used as a memory aid by the experienced pulse power engineer, and as a record of pulse power facts for those with less experience in the field, or for those who encounter pulse power only through their applications. In the formulary, the author and contributors strived to include formulae which are 'laws of nature' such as the circuit equations, or well established conventions such as the color code. Pulsed power is the science and technology of accumulating energy over a relatively long period of time and releasing it very quickly, thus increasing the instantaneous power. Energy is typically stored within electrostatic fields (capacitors), magnetic fields (inductor), as mechanical energy (using large flywheels connected to special purpose high current alternators), or as chemical energy (high-current lead-acid batteries, or explosives). By releasing the stored energy over a very short interval (a process that is called energy compression), a huge amount of peak power can be delivered to a load. For example, if one joule of energy is stored within a capacitor and then evenly released to a load over one second, the average power delivered to the load would only be 1 watt. However, if all of the stored energy were released within one microsecond, the average power would be one megawatt, a million times greater. Examples where pulsed power technology is commonly used include radar, particle accelerators, ultrastrong magnetic fields, fusion research, electromagnetic pulses, and high power pulsed lasers. Pulsed Power was first developed during World War II for use in Radar. Radar requires short high power pulses. After the war, development continued in other applications, leading to the super pulsed power machines at Sandia National Laboratories. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Pulsed Poser, Mechanical Unit Conversions, Color Code, Marx Generators, Capacitor Charging, Transmission Lines, Pulse Forming Networks, Electricity, Magnetism, Materials Properties, Dielectric, Flashover, Vacuum Insulation, Ion Beam Physics, High Pow
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