2002•Technical Physics LettersRequires access
On the homogeneity of a conductor heated by electric current pulse
Svetlana I. Tkachenko
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Abstract
A simple criterion is suggested for selecting a proper regime of electric explosion of a thin cylindrical conductor heated by a high-power current pulse. The selected regime ensures homogeneous heating of the conductor, which is necessary for investigating various physical processes and studying thermal and electrical properties of liquid (including refractory) metals at high temperatures.