{"title":"Improvement of characteristics of nonequilibrium MHD generator by applying current parallel to magnetic field","authors":"D. Tanaka, Y. Hattori","doi":"10.1016/0013-7480(79)90005-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Quasi three-dimensional analysis is made to estimate effects of applied current parallel to magnetic field on the characteristics of nonequilibrium Faraday MHD generator. Potassium-seeded argon plasma at 1500 K and 10 atm is assumed. Resistive power-extraction electrode is taken into account to reduce the current concentration phenomena occurring at electrode edges. The applied current parallel to magnetic field enlarges the stable region free from ionization instability. The net output power exceeds the power obtained for the case of no applied current in the limited ranges of applied current and Hall parameter. The resistive power-extraction electrode is useful to successfully prevent the applied current from short-circuiting along the electrode surface.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100466,"journal":{"name":"Energy Conversion","volume":"19 2","pages":"Pages 91-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0013-7480(79)90005-6","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Energy Conversion","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0013748079900056","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Quasi three-dimensional analysis is made to estimate effects of applied current parallel to magnetic field on the characteristics of nonequilibrium Faraday MHD generator. Potassium-seeded argon plasma at 1500 K and 10 atm is assumed. Resistive power-extraction electrode is taken into account to reduce the current concentration phenomena occurring at electrode edges. The applied current parallel to magnetic field enlarges the stable region free from ionization instability. The net output power exceeds the power obtained for the case of no applied current in the limited ranges of applied current and Hall parameter. The resistive power-extraction electrode is useful to successfully prevent the applied current from short-circuiting along the electrode surface.