Experimental Two-Phase Liquid-Metal Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Program.
Abstract
An extensive series of experiments were performed in which the measured efficiency of two-phase liquid-metal MHD generators has been significantly increased by reducing dissipative boundary-layer current shunts. A series of experiments were performed in which a thin layer (0.0305 cm) of nitrogen was injected along the insulated walls of a constant-moving, conducting, liquid boundary layer. Preliminary water-nitrogen experiments were performed to study the effects of injector port geometry on boundary-layer control. Results of the experiments indicate that the liquid boundary-layer can be effectively displaced from the wall by the injection of nitrogen parallel to the insulator wall.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA006100
Entities
People
- G. Fabris
- J. Cutting
- M. Petrick
- Renee E. Cole
- W. Amend
Organizations
- Argonne National Laboratory