A ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLOW IN THE TRAVELING WAVE PUMP

Abstract

One possible technique for accelerating a plasma to a high Mach number is that of passing a magnetic field through the plasma. This technique, called the traveling wave pump, is characterized by a complicated set of differential equations. These equations have been approximtated by a onedimensional steady state form. Several approximate integrals are found for the one-dimensional equations. The results indicate that the viscosity losses in the system are not excessive. The results also indicate that the inlet velocity profile should be as uniform as possible and that the magnitude of the inlet velocity should exceed gamma-1/gamma times the wave speed by an appreciable amount.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0414864

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Haldeman
  • Eugene E. Covert

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bessel Functions
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Friction
  • Government Procurement
  • Integrals
  • Mach Number
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Reynolds Number
  • Specific Heat
  • Steady State
  • Traveling Waves
  • United States
  • Waves
  • Weighting Functions

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