Abstract
The US Bureau of Mines has built a vortex MHD generator which combines the combustor-nozzle-duct combination into one integral unit. The vortex MHD generator consists of a cyclone burner, 7.5 in. diameter, 21 in. in length, with the inner wall used as one electrode together with a coaxial centre electrode. Power is obtained by impressing an axial field of 3000 G from an air solenoid magnet. Electrical output is expected to be one kilowatt. For the initial runs natural gas will be burned in oxygen-enriched, preheated air with a subsequent change to coal as a fuel. A theoretical analysis has been completed which predicts the velocity profiles and the electrical output characteristics of the generator. This analysis assumes variations in the radial and axial directions for all variables, steady state inviscid flow, constant electrical conductivity and a small magnetic Reynolds number. (author)
Thalimer, J. R.;
Kurtzrock, R. C.;
Simons, W. H.;
Bienstock, D.;
[1]
Hughes, W. F.
[2]
- Pittsburgh Coal Research Center, US Bureau Of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Citation Formats
Thalimer, J. R., Kurtzrock, R. C., Simons, W. H., Bienstock, D., and Hughes, W. F.
Design of an Open-Cycle, Vortex MHD Generator.
IAEA: N. p.,
1968.
Web.
Thalimer, J. R., Kurtzrock, R. C., Simons, W. H., Bienstock, D., & Hughes, W. F.
Design of an Open-Cycle, Vortex MHD Generator.
IAEA.
Thalimer, J. R., Kurtzrock, R. C., Simons, W. H., Bienstock, D., and Hughes, W. F.
1968.
"Design of an Open-Cycle, Vortex MHD Generator."
IAEA.
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title = {Design of an Open-Cycle, Vortex MHD Generator}
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abstractNote = {The US Bureau of Mines has built a vortex MHD generator which combines the combustor-nozzle-duct combination into one integral unit. The vortex MHD generator consists of a cyclone burner, 7.5 in. diameter, 21 in. in length, with the inner wall used as one electrode together with a coaxial centre electrode. Power is obtained by impressing an axial field of 3000 G from an air solenoid magnet. Electrical output is expected to be one kilowatt. For the initial runs natural gas will be burned in oxygen-enriched, preheated air with a subsequent change to coal as a fuel. A theoretical analysis has been completed which predicts the velocity profiles and the electrical output characteristics of the generator. This analysis assumes variations in the radial and axial directions for all variables, steady state inviscid flow, constant electrical conductivity and a small magnetic Reynolds number. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
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title = {Design of an Open-Cycle, Vortex MHD Generator}
author = {Thalimer, J. R., Kurtzrock, R. C., Simons, W. H., Bienstock, D., and Hughes, W. F.}
abstractNote = {The US Bureau of Mines has built a vortex MHD generator which combines the combustor-nozzle-duct combination into one integral unit. The vortex MHD generator consists of a cyclone burner, 7.5 in. diameter, 21 in. in length, with the inner wall used as one electrode together with a coaxial centre electrode. Power is obtained by impressing an axial field of 3000 G from an air solenoid magnet. Electrical output is expected to be one kilowatt. For the initial runs natural gas will be burned in oxygen-enriched, preheated air with a subsequent change to coal as a fuel. A theoretical analysis has been completed which predicts the velocity profiles and the electrical output characteristics of the generator. This analysis assumes variations in the radial and axial directions for all variables, steady state inviscid flow, constant electrical conductivity and a small magnetic Reynolds number. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1968}
month = {Nov}
}