DocumentCode
1218181
Title
Developed Ionization Instability Structure in a Noble Gas MHD Generator: Size of Nonuniformities
Author
Stefanov, B. ; Veefkind, A.
Volume
15
Issue
5
fYear
1987
Firstpage
625
Lastpage
626
Abstract
From the electron energy equation, a simple criterion is derived for the estimation of the radius of the filaments occurring in discharges in noble gas magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generators. Assuming electron temperatures between 4000 and 6000 K, a typical radius of 0.1 mm is calculated in agreement with the experimental observation.
Keywords
Argon; Electrons; Equations; Frequency; Ionization; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Plasma temperature; Tellurium; Thermal conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.1987.4316764
Filename
4316764
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