MHD energy conversion [[electronic resource] ] : physicotechnical problems / / edited by V.A. Kirillin and A.E. Sheyndlin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781406303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1983
• ISBN: 1-60086-575-5; 1-60086-356-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (601 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 101
• Altri autori (Persone): KirillinV. A (Vladimir Alekseevich); SheĭndlinA. E (Aleksandr Efimovich)
• Disciplina: 629.1 s; 621.31/245
• Soggetti: Magnetohydrodynamic generators
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translation of: Magnito-girdrodinamicheskoe prebrazovanie ėnergii.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Engineering Technical Problemsof Developing MHD Power Plants""; ""1.1. Introduction""; ""1.2. Present Stage of Investigations and Future Developments""; ""1.3. Thermal Loops and Layout of MHD Power Systems""; ""1.4. Engineering Problems of Developing an MHD Power System""; ""Chapter 2 Calculation of MHD Channel Flows""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Axial (Longitudinal) Problems of Electrodynamics""; ""2.3. Traverse Electrodynamic Problems""; ""2.4. Two Dimensional Inviscid Flows in an MHD Channel""""2.5. Quasi-One-Dimensional (Hydraulic) Approximation and Engineering Methods of Calculating Flow Parameters in an MHD Generator Channel""; ""Chapter 3 Characteristics of a Nonideal MHD Generator""; ""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. The Influence of Various Factors on the Characteristics of a Real MHD Generator""; ""3.3. Simplified Model and Methods of Calculating Local Characteristics of an MHD Generator taking into Account Three-Dimensional Current Distribution in Channels""; ""3.4. Nonideal Behavior of Large-Scale MHD Channels""; ""3.5. Certain Aspects of Optimizing Parameters of an MHDGenerator""""3.6. Conclusions""; ""Appendix""; ""Chapter 4 Plasma ; Diagnostics in MHD Generators""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Spatially NonuniformGas (Theory)""; ""4.3. Spectroscopic Gas Temperature and Atom Concentration Measurements in Equilibrium MHD Generators""; ""4.4. Feasibility of Diagnostics of Combustion Productswith Alkali Seed by Means of an HCN Laser""; ""4.5. Local Measurement of the Electron Temperature with Cold Electric Probes""; ""Chapter 5 Phenomena in the Near-Electrode Region of a Constricted Discharge""""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Present State of the Problem""; ""5.3. Near-Cathode Region of Arc Discharge in Electrode Material Vapors""; ""5.4. Constricted Discharge on Metal Electrodes in an MHD Generator Channel""