THE ENERGY OBTAINABLE FROM A CARNOT ENGINE WITH A THERMALLY IONIZED GAS AS THE WORKING FLUID

Abstract

In a closed cycle magnetoplasmadynamic generator the degrees of seeding and ionization affect not only the processes for the extraction of energy but also, as a consequence of the additional energy removed from the high temperature source in ionizing the seed material, the total work available per cycle. To optimize this gain the volume expansion ratio at the high temperature source should be as large as possible. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285032

Entities

People

  • A. Maitland
  • M.h. Dunn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Extraction
  • Fluids
  • Gases
  • Generators
  • High Temperature
  • Ionization
  • Ionized Gases

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.