Rotating Machine Development at The University of Texas

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dc.creatorWalls, W.A.en
dc.creatorSpann, M.Len
dc.creatorPratap, S.Ben
dc.creatorKitzmiller, J.R.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-09T22:05:25Zen
dc.date.available2016-02-09T22:05:25Zen
dc.date.issued1991-06en
dc.description.abstractThe Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas at Austin (CEM-UT) is specialized in the development of high power, pulsed rotating machines for a variety of applications including fusion experiments, directed energy devices, and electrothermal and electromagnetic accelerators. For many of these applications, compulsators have emerged as viable power supplies. These machines are low impedance alternators which use flux compression to shape the discharge pulse and increase peak power and, to date, have been constructed from ferromagnetic materials. In the past several years, tremendous gains in energy and power densities have been predicted based on the use of composite materials. Glass, graphite, boron and Kevlar reinforced epoxy systems have the advantage of superior strength and stiffness, and are much lighter when compared to their metal counterparts. Two major efforts in which composite based (air-core) compulsators are being developed are now coming to fruition. Additionally, conceptual designs of several advanced concepts covering a wide range of pulse lengths and applications have been performed. The purpose of this paper is to report on the status of the machines currently being fabricated and describe the next generation of high performance compulsators.en
dc.description.departmentCenter for Electromechanicsen
dc.identifierPN_184en
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T25T0Wen
dc.identifier.citationW.A. Walls, M.L. Spann, S.B. Pratap, and J.R. Kitzmiller, “Rotating machine development at The University of Texas,” Digest of Technical Papers, 8th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, San Diego, California, U.S.A., June 16-19, 1991, pp. 533-536.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/33011en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIEEEen
dc.relation.ispartofCEM Publicationsen
dc.rights.restrictionopenen
dc.subjectRotating Machine EM Launchen
dc.subjectrotating machinesen
dc.subjectelectromagnetic acceleratorsen
dc.subjectcompulsatorsen
dc.titleRotating Machine Development at The University of Texasen
dc.typeconference paperen

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