STUDIES ON ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS OF ADDING HEAT AND KINETIC ENERGY TO A GAS.
Abstract
The work completed during the three year contract period on electromagnetic means of adding heat and kinetic energy to a flowing gas stream is presented. Included are discussions of: the nonequilibrium RF plasma source; the magnetic induction accelerator including the effects of using magnetic core material in the accelerator coils; methods of coil design; numerical results for the one-dimensional flow in the traveling wave pump for various modes of operation; the unsteady axisymmetric flow near the inlet and the resulting velocity profiles; and methods of instrumentation employed to measure plasma properties. A brief discussion of the primary difficulties encountered is also presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0621689
Entities
People
- Charles W. Haldeman
- Eugene E. Covert
- James B. Coffin Jr.
- Laurence R. Boedeker
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology