INVESTIGATION OF NON-THERMAL IONIZATION FOR MHD ENERGY CONVERSION,

Abstract

This report describes a theoretical and applied research program directed toward prolonging the lifetime of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy converters by reducing the necessary operating temperatures to the range 1000 - 2000 K. The process of interest is the use of the magnetically induced electric field in the MHD generator for electrical breakdown of appropriate working fluids. Work was directed toward the use of alkali metals for Rankine (vapor) cycles (although the results are applicable to Brayton cycles with certain nuclear reactors) and alkali metal seeded noble gases for studing the basic parameters of the breakdown. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423909

Entities

People

  • B. Hoffman
  • F. H. Shair

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerosol Generators
  • Alkali Metals
  • Brayton Cycles
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Cycles
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Energy Systems
  • Generators
  • Metals
  • Noble Gases
  • Nuclear Reactors

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.