THE INTEGRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN MHD GENERATOR WITH DIVERGING ELECTRODES,

Abstract

Edge effects in and integral characteristics of MHD-generators with a constant-cross-section channel and with finite-length electrodes were investigated. The article considers a MHD-generator whose working channel has radially diverging electrodes; both pressure and speed undergo 'drawdown'. Formulas for the potential difference across the electrodes, usable power, Joule's loss in the channel, and electrical efficiency are derived. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 1969
Accession Number
AD0694396

Entities

People

  • I. V. Lavrentev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Electrodes
  • Generators
  • Integrals

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.