EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED DETONATIONS. PART I. PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE FORMATION OF THE PINCH

Tests were conducted with various gases to investigate the conditions needed for the formation of the "pinch discharge." Most tests were conducted at capacitor energies somewhat below those under which pinch had been previously obtained. Tests were made with mixtures of H/sub 2/ and O/sub 2/ in an attempt to obtain pinch induced detonations. The results indicate that pressure, the type of gas, and the energy in the capacitors discharged through the gas, affect the type of discharge. The various types of discharges that were obtained were classified according to their appearance on streak photographs. It was not established whether pinch induced detonations were obtained with the combustible mixes tested. (auth)