Journal of Radio Electronics. eISSN 1684-1719. 2025. №11
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2025.11.47
CHANGES IN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OF QUARTZ SAND UNDER NON-THERMAL HIGH-POWER
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES EXPOSUREV.A. Vdovin1, V.S. Lesovik2, M.Yu. Elistratkin2,
S.A. Sapetsky1, V.A. Cherepenin1
1Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS,
125009, Russia, Moscow, Mokhovaya str., 11, building 72Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov
308012, Belgorod, Kostyukova St., 46
The paper was received November 28, 2025.
Abstract. The results of non-thermal exposure of quartz sand to high-power nanosecond electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) are presented., EMP exposure is characterized by low energy consumption and increases grindability by 1.3 to 2.2 times. This method ensures selective treatment and affects different areas of mineral particles depending on the selected mode. As such, this treatment creates the preconditions not only for material grinding acceleration in the grinding unit but also for changing the resulting particles surface properties by exposing areas that remain intact during conventional grinding.
Key words: electromagnetic pulses, nanosecond electric pulses, non-thermal exposure, composite binding agents, reduced cement consumption, reduced environmental impact.
Financing: The work was carried out under a state assignment from the Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences
Corresponding author: Vdovin Vladimir Alexandrovich, vdv@cplire.ru
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Vdovin V.A., Lesovik V.S., Elistratkin M.Yu., Sapetsky S.A., Cherepenin V.A. Changes in mechanical properties of quartz sand under non-thermal high-power electromagnetic pulses exposure. // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2025. – №. 11. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2025.11.47 (In Russian)