PLASMADINE.
Abstract
A hot gas, ionized, expands at great velocity in a special funnel-shaped chamber. An intense, uniform magnetic field produced by a coil with a ferromagnetic core travels through this chamber in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the plasma. In the region of this magnetic field, two plane electrodes are placed along the walls of the tube and are connected to a utility electric circuit. The characteristic of these generators is the high over-all efficiency. At present, this attains 55 percent on magnetohydrodynamic generators which are already in operation in the Soviet Union, but it will soon reach 65 percent and, later, 80 percent. Attempts are being made to use thermoresistant quartz, while the collecting electrodes are made in sectional form and are demountable so that they may frequently be changed. The new method of producing electric energy through magnetohydrodynamic power plants will soon become a reality on an industrial scale.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0487767
Entities
People
- N. Gr. Popescu
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center