Imitation of wave processes by generating an electric explosion of conductors in nonuniformly heated materials

A new method for imitating wave processes in nonuniformly heated materials by means of the electroexplosion of conductors was proposed. The problem of a planar high-current discharge initiated by the explosion of a foil in the air was solved in the 1D approximation of magnetic radiation gas dynamics with regard to the dependence of the conductivity of the foil on the density and temperature of the material during electroexplosion, a dependence that characterizes the specifics of the state of the material in various areas of the phase diagram. The main parameters of the electroexplosion setup were selected. A special construction of the loading unit was developed, which eliminates the effect of current contraction in a planar conductor and ensures a uniform distribution of current over the foil and, consequently, a uniform distribution of the pressure pulse momentum over the surface area of loading. A method for imitating the temperature profile in the sample was proposed. A procedure for measuring the integral pressure pulse momentum under conditions of intense electromagnetic disturbances was developed.