PLASMAS IN MHD POWER-GENERATION

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作者
ROSA, RJ
KRUEGER, CH
SHIODA, S
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD,CA 94305
[2] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT ENERGY SCI,TOKYO 152,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1109/27.125040
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The plasma found in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator is discussed. An MHD generator is an expansion engine designed to do, in a thermodynamic power cycle, the same thing that is customarily done by a turbine or a piston inside of a cylinder. However, it delivers electric rather than mechanical power and there are virtually no upper limits to the temperature it can tolerate, the rapidity of its response, or the power a single unit can be designed to deliver. The behavior of the plasma is uncomplicated compared to that encountered in some other devices, and yet complex, because of the precision with which one needs to know it.
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页码:1180 / 1190
页数:11
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