A lightning test facility has been constructed in Utah, and the facility has initially been used to test and certify solid rocket motor (SRM) segment shipping containers. The simulator equipment consists of a 17-stage 1.7 MV Marx generator and three current generators. The performance of the Marx is enhanced by use of a distributed peaking capacitor to produce maximum dl/dt's in excess of 4 x 10 to the 11th Amps/sec into large test objects. The current generators consist of the following: (1) a 200 KA underdamped 500 kilojoule high current bank, (2) a critically damped intermediate current bank and (3) an over damped continuing current bank. Total charge transfer for these banks is 270 Coulombs with an action integral in excess of 8 x 10 to the 6th sq Amps-sec. Representative results for the simulator and SRM segment shipping containers are presented.
Description of a new full scale lightning simulation facility
1988 International Aerospace and Ground Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity ; 1988 ; Oklahoma City, OK, United States
1988-01-01
Conference paper
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English
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