19 Million Amps

[SVT Cobra]

wow...

the PDF is interesting...

"On July 27, scientists at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Nevada Test Site said they generated a current equal to about four times all the electrical current on Earth. During the few millionths of a second that it operated, the 650-ton Atlas pulsed-power generator discharged about 19 million amps of current through an aluminum cylindrical shell about the size of a tuna can. Official news release is available from the DOE (PDF)."

 

[0]

$1M per run?

 

[Lord Evermore]

That's pretty cheap really. Especially compared with the startup costs.

 

[JohnCU]

damn, that's a lot of current.

 

[Calin]

I don't think an aluminium cylindrical shell would survive long to a 19 million amps current... I have no idea how much electrical resistance that thing have, but I bet it will melt in 1/1000 of a second
EDIT: it was crushed due to some electrical effects

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Calin
I don't think an aluminium cylindrical shell would survive long to a 19 million amps current... I have no idea how much electrical resistance that thing have, but I bet it will melt in 1/1000 of a second

From reading the article, I think it said it imploded.

 

[JoeKing]

meh, I generate more dragging my feet across the carpet.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
meh, I generate more dragging my feet across the carpet.

There's a difference between voltage and current. 🙂