Explosive driver transfers chemical energy of an explosive to a dynamic flow stream of a gas for generating electrical power in a magnetohydrodynamic generator. Explosive is in the form of an elongated core disposed within a container. A sealing strip is positioned on the outside surface of the explosive core. Detonation along the length of the core expands the sealing strip progressively outwardly and impacts it into sealing engagement with the related inside surface of the container. This compresses the gas
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Explosive driver transfers chemical energy of an explosive to a dynamic flow stream of a gas for generating electrical power in a magnetohydrodynamic generator. Explosive is in the form of an elongated core disposed within a container. A sealing strip is positioned on the outside surface of the explosive core. Detonation along the length of the core expands the sealing strip progressively outwardly and impacts it into sealing engagement with the related inside surface of the container. This compresses the gas
Explosive driver transfers chemical energy of an explosive to a dynamic flow stream of a gas for generating electrical power in a magnetohydrodynamic generator. Explosive is in the form of an elongated core disposed within a container. A sealing strip is positioned on the outside surface of the explosive core. Detonation along the length of the core expands the sealing strip progressively outwardly and impacts it into sealing engagement with the related inside surface of the container. This compresses the gas
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