Method for manufacturing magnetohydrodynamic electrodes

Patent · Tue May 25 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5153693

Killpatrick, D H; Thresh, H R

A method of manufacturing electrodes for use in a magnetohydrodynamic (MhD) generator comprising the steps of preparing a billet having a core of a first metal, a tubular sleeve of a second metal, and an outer sheath of an extrusile metal; evacuating the space between the parts of the assembled billet; extruding the billet; and removing the outer jacket. The extruded bar may be made into electrodes by cutting and bending to the shape required for an mdh channel frame. The method forms a bond between the first metal of the core and the second metal of the sleeve strong enough to withstand a hot and corrosive environment.

• Assignee: Department Of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4330920
• OSTI ID: 5153693
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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