One- and two-dimensional models for the linear MHD generator channel design

Plasma Devices and Operations

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 125-139

  Borghi, C A ^a   Massarini, A ^a   Mazzanti, G ^a   Ribani, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

energy conversion; generator channel design; linear MHD generators; MHD; pluridimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963146342     PISSN: 10519998     EISSN: 10294929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10519999208240675     Document Type: Article

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