The MHD Generator - A Step toward the Energy Supply of Tomorrow,

Abstract

The increasing demand for electrical energy emphasizes more and more the problem of an economical energy supply. One possibility to solve this problem is the socalled MHD generator which converts hot working gases directly into electrical energy. Cooperation between M. A. N. (West German Concern) and the Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garening, West Germany, has resulted in an MHD generator beginning to be developed, which in its first development phase will have a capacity of 10MW and a length of operation of 10 seconds.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 1974
Accession Number
ADA000087

Entities

People

  • Berd Hanselman

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooperation
  • Electric Generators
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Systems
  • Generators
  • Germany
  • Hot Working
  • West Germany

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design