• DocumentCode
    1319862
  • Title

    MHD power generators in central stations

  • Author

    Tsu, T.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    6/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    The broad area of MHD power generation is surveyed in this article, with emphasis on its application to central stations. Following a brief discussion of the MHD principle, three types of combined power plants are described: the coal-burning MHD-steam power plant, the noble-gas MHD generator with a nuclear heat source, and the liquid-metal MHD generator. Design problems and operating characteristics are presented, together with possible advantages and problem areas.
  • Keywords
    Cyclotrons; Electrodes; Electrons; Frequency; Laboratories; Magnetic flux; Magnetic separation; Magnetohydrodynamics; Power generation; Superconducting magnets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1967.5215805
  • Filename
    5215805
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1319862