Optimal wire-array design for underwater electrical wire explosion based on parallel-series wire-array and discharge similarity

Qian Dun; Wang Yifan; Zhu Yuxin; Wang Zun; Feng Yuzhe

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202537.240158

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Qian Dun, Wang Yifan, Zhu Yuxin, et al. Optimal wire-array design for underwater electrical wire explosion based on parallel-series wire-array and discharge similarity[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37: 01500. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202537.240158

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Qian Dun, Wang Yifan, Zhu Yuxin, et al. Optimal wire-array design for underwater electrical wire explosion based on parallel-series wire-array and discharge similarity[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37: 01500. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202537.240158

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Optimal wire-array design for underwater electrical wire explosion based on parallel-series wire-array and discharge similarity

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202537.240158

State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310014, China

Received Date: 2024-06-23
Accepted Date: 2024-10-30
Rev Recd Date: 2024-10-14

Available Online: 2024-10-29

Publish Date: 2025-12-13

Abstract

Abstract

To enhance the shock wave generated by underwater electrical wire explosion(UEWE), wires are connected in parallel to form wire-array, but wire-array’s low resistance results in low deposition power. To solve the problem, by using copper sheets, parallel-series wire-arrays with different resistance and same mass were designed, and it was proposed that resistance matching between wire-array and power source is the ideal discharge mode. By parallel-series wire-array, single wire discharge similarity was verified, and miniaturization verification of large devices with high voltage was achieved. With the help of discharge similarity and parallel-series wire-array, the optimal wire-array design of UEWE was proposed at a given energy and wire mass.
- underwater electrical wire explosion (UEWE),
- wire-array,
- parallel-series wire-array,
- shock wave,
- discharge similarity

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