MHD Generator Investigations.

Abstract

Feasibility of self-excited MHD operation has been shown. 8% magnetic field augmentation using an initial field of 0.5 Tesla was obtained. The NASA Ames EAST facility capabilities as a high temperature, high pressure plasma source have been mapped in detail. A channel (Ames I) has been used on the EAST facility to check test-time, aerodynamic performance and construction materials. Design and construction of a preliminary (Ames II) pulsed, self-excited, MHD generator concept was completed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032790

Entities

People

  • B. Zauderer
  • C. H. Marston
  • E. Tate

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Flux Density
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Magnet Coils
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Flux Density
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Shock Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics.