High-density energy conversion using compact magnetohydrodynamic electrical power generator

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Murakami, Tomoyuki ^a   Okuno, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CYCLE MACHINERY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MAGNETOPLASMA; POWER ELECTRONICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

DISK-SHAPED GENERATORS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; PLASMA BEHAVIOR; PLASMA STRUCTURE;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 35548993194     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2800785     Document Type: Article

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