Magnetohydrodynamic electrode

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863231

Boquist, Carl W ^[1]; Marchant, David D ^[2]

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1. Chicago, IL
2. Naperville, IL

A ceramic-metal composite suitable for use in a high-temperature environment consists of a refractory ceramic matrix containing 10 to 50 volume percent of a continuous high-temperature metal reinforcement. In a specific application of the composite, as an electrode in a magnetohydrodynamic generator, the one surface of the electrode which contacts the MHD fluid may have a layer of varying thickness of nonreinforced refractory ceramic for electrode temperature control. The side walls of the electrode may be coated with a refractory ceramic insulator. Also described is an electrode-insulator system for a MHD channel.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4128776
• OSTI ID: 863231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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