Three-Dimensional Flow Analysis in a Faraday-Type MHD Generator

Author

Hardianto, Triwahju ; Sakamoto, Nobuomi ; Harada, Nobuhiro

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Eng., Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka

Volume

44

Issue

4

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1116

Lastpage

1123

Abstract

This paper studies the development and analysis of the 3D flow fields in a Faraday-type magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator. A large-scale pulsed MHD generator with a Faraday channel of 4.5 m has demonstrated the maximum electric power output of 510 MW. The results of the present development and simulation are compared with the experimental results of the pulsed ldquoSakhalinrdquo MHD generator power generation system. As a result, they show close agreement with experimental ones. The development of the 3D flow, current density distribution, and generated power are presented as well.

Keywords

channel flow; current density; current distribution; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; magnetohydrodynamic power plants; Faraday channel; current density distribution; large-scale pulsed Faraday-type MHD generator; magnetohydrodynamic generator; power 510 MW; power generation system; size 4.5 m; three-dimensional flow analysis; Combustion; Current density; Electric potential; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Plasmas; Power generation; Pulse power systems; Space technology; Faraday channel type; MHD generator; induced magnetic field; three-dimensional analyses;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2008.926200

Filename

4578788