ANALYSIS OF MAGNETOGASDYNAMIC GENERATORS HAVING SEGMENTED ELECTRODES AND ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVITY

Abstract

The basic equations describing the two-dimensional steady inviscid flow of a magnetogasdynamic fluid with anisotropic electrical conductivity are transformed into a more convenient form by the introduction of a current flux function. A method is presented for determining the electrodynamic field variables when the gasdynamic variables (velocity, temperature, pressure, etc.)ARE CONSTANT. The meth d is sufficiently general that it may be applied to cases with arbitrary configurations and variable magnetic induction. The method is applied to the calculation of the field variables of a segmented-wall magnetogasdynamic generator with uniform applied magnetic induction. Results of typical calculations are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0294697

Entities

People

  • J. Crown

Organizations

  • United Aircraft Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrodes
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Generators
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Magnetic Induction
  • Physical Properties
  • Segmented
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics