Study of the design model of a liquid metal induction pump

Author

Borgh, C.A. ; Cristofolini, A. ; Fabbri, Massimo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Bologna Univ., Italy

Volume

34

Issue

5

fYear

1998

fDate

9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2956

Lastpage

2959

Abstract

The design of an electromagnetic pump for liquid metal is optimized. The model includes both electrodynamics and fluid-dynamics of the liquid metal. End effects are included in the model, in order to take into account the finite length of the pump and consequently the decrease of efficiency. For the Electrodynamic model, the permeability of the ferromagnetic core is assumed to be infinite. A finite slot configuration of the primary windings is assumed. In the design problem considered, the optimization regards the electrical supply system, the pump dimensions and the slot configuration

Keywords

electromagnetic devices; induction motors; liquid metals; magnetohydrodynamics; optimisation; pumps; MHD device; design optimization; efficiency; electrodynamic model; electromagnetic pump; end effect; ferromagnetic core; fluid dynamical model; liquid metal induction pump; primary winding; slot configuration; Design optimization; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetic launching; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux density; Magnetohydrodynamics; Maxwell equations; Permeability; Pumps;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.717690

Filename

717690