Pamir-3U pulsed portable MHD power system
- IVTAN-Association of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- Textron Defense Systems, Everett, MA (United States)
The results of the development of a portable, pulsed MHD power system, called the Pamir-3U, are presented. The maximum operating parameters of the Pamir-3U MHD power system are a net power output of 15 MW and a maximum duration of the electrical pulse at the load of 10 seconds. The work is being performed by the {open_quotes}IVTAN - Association{close_quotes} of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) and Textron Defense Systems (USA). Major subcontractors also participating in this effort are Nizhny Novgorod Machine Building Plant (Russia), Lubertsy Scientific and Production Association (Russia) and Aerojet Corporation (USA). Textron Defense Systems is the prime contractor with overall management and systems integration of the project. Aerojet Corporation will provide the test site and perform the acceptance test program. The Russian subcontract team is led by IVTAN, who is responsible for the overall design and integration of the Pamir-3U System and the electrical control and data acquisition. The two subcontractors working for IVTAN are responsible for the magnets, channels, and electrical equipment (Nizhny Novgorod) and the plasma generators (Lubertsy). The Pamir-3U MHD system is a portable power system that can be transported to various operational locations. The power system is self-contained and does not require extensive support equipment to generate the design power.
- OSTI ID:
- 381422
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9406163-; TRN: 96:003379-0023
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 32. symposium on engineering aspects of magnetohydrodynamics (SEAM-32), Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 27-30 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 32nd symposium on engineering aspects of magnetohydrodynamics; PB: 476 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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