Experimental determination of magnetohydrodynamic seawater thruster performance in a two Tesla test facility

Conference · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10180430· OSTI ID:10169040

Picologlou, B; Doss, E; Black, D ^[1]; Sikes, W C ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., VA (United States)

A two Tesla test facility was designed, built, and operated to investigate the performance of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) seawater thrusters. The results of this investigation are used to validate MHD thruster performance computer models. The facility test loop, its components, and their design are presented in detail. Additionally, the test matrix and its rational are discussed. finally, representative experimental results of the test program are presented, and are compared to pretest computer model predictions. Good agreement between predicted and measured data has served to validate the thruster performance computer models.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10169040
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-76576; CONF-920801-22; ON: DE92019042
• Resource Relation: Conference: 27. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference,San Diego, CA (United States),3-7 Aug 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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