STUDY OF NUCLEAR SEEDED MHD PLASMAS.
Abstract
The characteristics of a nuclear seeded plasma for use in a MHD generator are being investigated in four separate areas. In the first, the analytic description of the time-space dependence of a single column of ionization is developed and solved approximately by analytic means. A wide range of dimensionless analytic solutions are presented. In the second area, a numerical approach to the column ionization is developed. The objective is to bypass some of the necessary analytic approximations. In the third area, detailed measurements of the buildup, equilibrium and decay of a helium plasma using neutrons were carried out and are reported for various pressures and He3-CO2 combinations. Finally, an engineering survey calculation was carried out to establish the range of nuclear reactor and engineering parameters appropriate to such a MHD system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0657199
Entities
People
- William H. Ellis
Organizations
- University of Florida