Factors Affecting the Energy Efficiency of Exothermic Transformations during a Controlled High-Voltage Electrochemical Explosion

The analysis of the experimental studies’ results into the effect of changes in the initial conditions on the energy characteristics of the controlled high voltage electrochemical explosion (HVECE) is carried out. The main factors affecting the specific energy efficiency of chemical transformations of a water-filled exothermic blend (WEB) with 40% aluminum content in its discharge channel are determined. The authors established the rational changes' range in the main factors in which an increase in the specific energy efficiency of the WEB’s exothermic transformations in the channel of the controlled HVECE was ensured. This makes it possible to reduce the weight and size of characteristics and power consumption of the pulse current generator (PCG) to ensure the necessary energy characteristics of the controlled HVECE preset by a specific discharge pulse technology.