Bank Info
The above capacitor bank stores 350,000 joules of energy when it is charged
to 5000 volts. For reference, a .44 magnum slug has about 1,000 joules of energy
as it is exiting the barell. When we fire the bank at full charge it has the same
energy as 350 .44 magnums firing simultaneously! Magnetic fields in excess of
50 tesla are reached as the electrical current reaches a peak of approximately
13,000 amps. Our magnet and transmission lines would vaporize if that current persisted for 1 or 2 seconds.
Capacitance = 0.0258 farads
Maximum Charge Voltage = 5000 volts
Time between full field shots = 50 minutes
Magnetic Field Maximum = +50 tesla
Time to Peak Field = 11 milli-seconds
Time to Maximum Charge = 1.5 minutes
Charging Circuit Power = 12,000 watts
Department of Physics
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Phone: (508) 793-7680
E-mail: cmielke@lanl.gov
Capacitance = 0.0258 farads
Maximum Charge Voltage = 5000 volts
Time between full field shots = 50 minutes
Magnetic Field Maximum = +50 tesla
Time to Peak Field = 11 milli-seconds
Time to Maximum Charge = 1.5 minutes
Charging Circuit Power = 12,000 watts