scholarly journals Numerical Simulation on the Performance of a Pulse-Detonation-Driven MHD Power Generator

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (648) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaharu Matsumoto ◽  
Tomoyuki Murakami ◽  
Yoshihiro Okuno
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (12n13) ◽  
pp. 1840018
Author(s):  
Hulin Huang ◽  
Linyong Li ◽  
Guiping Zhu

The performance of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generator is affected by many issues, among which the load coefficient k is of great importance. This paper reveals the relationship between the k and the performance of MHD generator by numerical simulation on Faraday-type MHD power generator using He/Xe as working plasma. The results demonstrate that the power generation efficiency increases with an increment of the load factor. However, the enthalpy extraction firstly increases then decreases with the load factor increasing. The enthalpy extraction rate reaches the maximum when the load coefficient k equals to 0.625, which infers the best performance of the power generator channel with the maximum electricity production.


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