Numerical simulation of the inhomogeneous discharge structure in noble gas MHD generators

AIAA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1982, Pages 1473-1480

  Kara, T ^a,b   Veefkind, A ^a,c   Rietjens, L H Th ^a,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0020206865     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.7989     Document Type: Article

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