RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC POWER GENERATION. PART 3: THEORETICAL

Abstract

Contents: Viscosity of MPD working fluids Collision cross sections Seed fraction optimization Nozzle flow Flow processes in MPD generators The constant Mach number MPD generator Optimization of large-scale nuclear MPD systems Power conversion in space A non-equilibrium electron mode for kilowatt- range MPD space power Non-equilibrium plasmas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602383

Entities

People

  • B. C. Lindley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations Of State
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ionization
  • Ionized Gases
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Solar Energy
  • Spacecraft
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster