Title :
Pulsed magnetohydrodynamic generators
Author :
Senior, P. ; Smith, I.R. ; Stewardson, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
Abstract :
The paper describes the general classes of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator, together with work carried out by Loughborough University Pulsed Power Group in examining the feasibility of self contained (self-excited) pulsed devices. These are driven by either rocket propellant or plastic explosive and thus operate for quite different lengths of time. The authors briefly describe these devices and their operation, as well as load conditioning
Keywords :
magnetohydrodynamic convertors; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; Loughborough University Pulsed Power Group; MHD generator; load conditioning; plastic explosive; pulsed magnetohydrodynamic generators; rocket propellant; self contained pulsed devices; self-excited pulsed devices;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power '96, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960390
