LINEARIZED ANALYSIS OF MHD GENERATOR FLOW STABILITY,

Abstract

The quasi one-dimensional compressible flow equations for a magnetohydrodynamic power generator were analyzed for one-dimensional instabilities by means of linearized perturbations. The gas was assumed to be ideally compressible, inviscid, nonheat-conducting, with an electrical conductivity that depends on local temperature. The results indicate that large instabilities cannot exist, confirming the previous approximate results of Wright and refuting the original claims of Velikhov. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0429173

Entities

People

  • Erik Witalis
  • George W. Sutton

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compressible Flow
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Generators
  • Instability
  • Mathematics
  • Perturbations
  • Physical Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.