Ebomb

ELECTROMAGNETIC BOMB THE LETHAL WEAPON

What is EBOMB

Electromagnetic Pulse EMP Effect Effect

-The Basic Principle

• EM Pulse is produced due to compton’s effect

The photons of electromagn etic energy could knock loose electrons from atoms with low

Flux Compression Generator • The FCG is a device capable of producing electrical energies of tens of mega joules. • The current produced by a large FCG is ten thousand times greater than that produced by a typical lightning stroke. • The start current is supplied by an external source, such a high voltage capacitor bank, a smaller FCG or an MHD device.

MHD GENERATORS • The fundamental principle behind the design of MHD devices is that a conductor moving through a magnetic field will produce an electrical current transverse to the direction of the field and the conductor motion. In an explosive or propellant driven MHD device, the conductor is a plasma of propellant gas, which travels through the magnetic field.Current is collected by electrodes which are in contact with the plasma jet

The Vircator • The fundamental idea behind the Vircator is that of accelerating a high current electron beam against a mesh (or foil) anode. Many electrons will pass through the anode, forming a bubble of space charge behind the anode. this space charge region will oscillate at microwave frequencies. If the space charge region is placed into a resonant cavity which is appropriately tuned, very high peak powers may be achieved.

Axial virtual cathode oscillator

EM BOMB & ITS WORKING

• A switch connects the capacitors to the stator, sending an electrical current through the wires. • This generates an intense magnetic field. • · A fuse mechanism ignites the explosive material. • The explosion travels as a wave through the middle of the armature cylinder.

• As the explosion makes its way through the cylinder, the cylinder comes in contact with the stator winding. This creates a short circuit, cutting the stator off from its power supply. • · The moving short circuit compresses the magnetic field, generating an intense electromagnetic burst.

The designed EBOMB

• MAXIMISING E-BOMB LETHALITY • TARGETING E-BOMBS • DELIVERY OF E BOMBS

E-BOMB EFFECTS • It is neither radioactive nor has any known effects on living organisms, but can temporarily or permanently damage electrical and electronic equipments.

An e-bomb could effectively neutralize: • vehicle control systems • targeting systems, on the ground and on missiles and bombs • communications systems • navigation systems • long and short-range sensor systems

DEFENCE AGAINST E BOMBS

CONCLUSION • Electromagnetic bombs are Weapons of Electrical Mass Destruction with applications across a broad spectrum of targets, spanning both the strategic and tactical. E-bombs can cause hard electrical kills over larger areas than conventional explosive weapons of similar mass.

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PRESENTATION BY:

K.VENKAT & M.G.MANJUNATH