High magnetic field MHD generator program. Quarterly report, October-December 1978
The objective of this program is to investigate the high magnetic field effects in MHD channels which will influence the design of large scale generators. The work includes the study of high fields of (1) plasma nonuniformities and instabilities and (2) boundary layer and Hall field phenomena. In addition a third activity is centered on the existing Stanford 6 tesla magnet where small scale linear and disk channels are investigated. The modifications to the High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory were completed so that space is available for the 7 tesla superconducting magnet to be furnished by the Department of Energy. The continued analysis of the fluctuations in the MHD channel showed standing acoustic waves and the presence of non-uniformities convected with the flow. Further development of the laser fluorescence technique to measure temperature and seed concentration with 3-dimensional spatial resolution for time varying flows was undertaken with good success. Preparations continued for three experiments to be run next quarter - an electrode boundary layer experiment to investigate Joule heating effects, a thermal check-out of the 6 tesla disk generator system and a thermal check-out of the 6 tesla linear channel. (WHK)
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Univ., CA (USA). High Temperature Gasdynamics Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5874464
- Report Number(s):
- FE-2341-11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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