Explosively-Driven Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Generator Studies

Abstract

Plasma jet generators have been designed and tested which used an explosive driver and shocktube with a rectangular cross section that optimize the flow velocity and electrical conductivity. The latest in a series of designs has been tested using a reactive load to diagnose the electrical properties of the MHD generator/electromagnet combination. The results of these tests indicate that the plasma jet/MHD generator design does generate a flow velocity greater than 25 km/s and produces several gigawatts of pulsed power in a very small package size. A larger, new generator design is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA638478

Entities

People

  • D. Shiffler
  • Forrest J. Agee
  • Frederick M. Lehr
  • John Gaudet
  • Manny Vigil
  • Ronald Kaye

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Capacitors
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Explosives
  • Generators
  • Impedance
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Power
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.