Unsteady discharge and fluid flow in a closed-cycle disk MHD generator

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 61-67

  Yamasaki, H ^a,b   Kabashima, S ^a,b   Shioda, S ^a,b   Okuno, Y ^a,b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Department of Energy Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PLASMAS;

FLOWFIELDS; JOULE HEATING; MHD EQUATIONS; MHD PLASMA;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0023843083     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.23032     Document Type: Article

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