Three-dimensional simulation of nonequilibrium seeded plasma in closed cycle disk MHD generator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 380-385

  Kobayashi, Hiromichi ^a   Okuno, Yoshihiro ^a   Kabashima, Shigeharu ^a  

^a Department of Energy Sciences ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Mhd generation; Nonequilibrium plasma; Three dimensional simulation

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC POWER GENERATION; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA STABILITY;

CLOSED CYCLE DISK MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATORS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0031123290     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.602515     Document Type: Article

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