A Feasibility Study of a Magneto-Hydrodynamic Centrifuge

Abstract

A study was made of the magneto-hydrodynamic centrifuge, a direct-current motor with a mercury armature. Centrifuging action is derived from the rotating mercury which, at sufficient speeds, assumes the shape of a hollow ring. A development prototype is designed and tested to determine the feasibility of such a centrifuge. Results were promising and indicated that the basic operational principle is sound and feasible. A paddle wheel was rotated at 2000 rpm by a rotating ring of mercury at an estimated mercury input power of 5 watts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269423

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  • Luin B Ricks

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Boundary Layer
  • Current Density
  • Dc Motors
  • Direct Current
  • Engineering
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  • Equations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Flux Density
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Flux Density
  • Measurement
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Power Supplies
  • Standing Waves
  • United States

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