Military and Commercial

Drs. Baird and Shkuratov receive the 2008 Army Achievement Award

Since 2004, a focus of our research in this area has been miniature devices for high-power microwave and electromagnetic pulse generation. Commercial applications of Loki’s explosive-driven pulsed power generators include the following:

disposable X-ray sources for NDT and for imaging explosive tests
starting engines in extremely cold weather
oil and mineral exploration
power generation for rescue systems in remote areas
propulsion systems and electromagnetic launchers
rapid charging of capacitors
magnetized target fusion
destruction of chemical and biological agents
power for the initiation of other reactions (fusion, chemical, etc.)
power for burst signal transmission and for vehicle disablement

Other applications will appear as the pulsed power devices become more visible to the commercial market.

Military and Commercial

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