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Supersonic flow of an anisotropically conducting gas in a planar MHD diagonal-type channel

Journal Article · · High Temp. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6658619
Supersonic planar flows of a nonviscous nonthermally conducting gas in diagonal-type MHD generator channels (Re/sub m/<<1) are numerically analyzed. The distribution of electrical and gasdynamical parameters are determined and the two-dimensional effects in the ends of the channel and in the constant magnetic field zone are analyzed. The effect of a loading regime (current in an external circuit), the commutation angle for short-circuited ideally sectioned electrodes, and Hall's parameter on the integral characteristics of the generator is examined. The results of two-dimensional and one-dimensional calculations are compared.
Research Organization:
High-Temperature Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
OSTI ID:
6658619
Journal Information:
High Temp. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: High Temp. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 19:5; ISSN HITEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English