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Hi I'm trying to squash a arc discharge, using electric fields. The picture was from a design principal of linear acceraltors, I'm hoping that the two wires surrounding the arc will squash it.
Is electric fields the way to go, or should I use shorted solenoid. Will the two loops make it harder for the arc to fire. Does any one have reading material on this topic.
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Sounds a bit like a Z pinch.
IIRC these use imploding wires but for some experiments yes you can use a highly conductive plasma arc ie start it with a high voltage low current and dump the capacitor bank into this. The tricky part is to get all the gaps to fire at the same time because there will always be a slight gap between separate non synchronized inverters and use electrodes capable of handling in the >10000A or larger range and ideally do this under 1atm Ar or some other inert gas so as not to ruin the gap(s). This rules out most of the common metals though tungsten *may* work. Disclaimer: if you accidentally create a "Navigator" that escapes from the lab and chases people don't blame me. Also DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE DEADY DEAD DEAD
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Have been thinking about a coin shrinker, might use the arc as the primary and a solenoid for the secondary.
I'm more aiming for a high voltage capacitor bank Condium ,got a 160kv 5ma design and charge up 4.5nF bank, when I get the parts will be posting, need to set aside $1k
Have you though of plasma cutter that cuts steel, the tip is halfrum alloy,.
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