The Behavior of Input-Power Density in Exploding-Wire Restrikes
Antonios E. Vlastós · Journal of Applied Physics · 1972
The input power per unit volume of the restrike channel of thin exploding wires reaches its maximum slightly before the electrical conductivity has reached its maximum. In its turn, the electrical conductivity reaches its maximum before the current and the total power input, ui, have reached their maxima but slightly after the ledge observed on the voltage oscillograms. The reason why the input power per unit volume and the electrical conductivity reach their maxima much earlier than the current and the total power input reach theirs seems to be closely connected with the magnetogasdynamics of the restrike channel, which have not yet been satisfactorily treated because of the complexity of the problem.