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SUMMARY The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the shape of the cross-section of a scramjet engine-driven experimental diagonal conducting wall (DCW)-MHD generator on generator performance by three-dimensional numerical analyses. We have designed MHD generators with symmetric square and circular cross-sections, based on an experimental MHD generator with an asymmetric square cross-section. Under the optimum load conditions, the electric power output reaches 26.6 kW for the asymmetric square cross-section, 24.6 kW for the symmetric square cross-section, and 22.4 kW for the circular cross-section. The highest output is obtained for the experimental generator with the asymmetric square cross-section. The difference in the electric power output is induced by the difference of flow velocity and boundary layer thickness. For the generator with the asymmetric square cross-section, the average flow velocity is highest and the boundary layer is thinnest. The compression wave is generated with dependence on the channel shape. The difference in the flow velocity and boundary layer thickness is induced by the superposition of the compression wave. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 187(2): 9-16, 2014; Published online in Wiley Online Library (). DOI 10.1002/eej.22403 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Numerical simulations of detailed time-dependent behavior are performed on a simulation model in which a coupled system of nonequilibrium disk MHD generator and line-commutated inverter is connected to an infinite bus through the transmission line, showing that continuous operation of the system is usually possible even when a power line fault occurs near the system. Then, time-dependent swing simulations are carried out on another simulation model in which the MHD/inverter system and a synchronous generator are connected in parallel to an infinite bus through the common transmission line, revealing that the rotor angle swing of the synchronous generator caused by the power line fault can be effectively suppressed by the fast output power control of the MHD/inverter system. © 1999 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 127(3): 13–24, 1999 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two-dimensional stability analyses for open-cycle supersonic disk MHD generators are carried out which take into account electrical boundary conditions. A method of r-θ two-dimensional linear stability analysis for supersonic disk MHD generators is proposed which examines the time growth rate of perturbations. The growth rate is determined by the characteristic equation which is derived from the electrical boundary conditions. Whether the perturbations grow or decay is judged diagrammatically in a way similar to the Nyquist method. A coal-fired outflow supersonic disk MHD generator of commercial scale is analyzed under several types of boundary conditions. The stability is much affected by the electrical boundary conditions and also by the azimuthal wavenumber of disturbances. Two-dimensional analysis has revealed an azimuthally nonuniform instability in one of the load sections of the generator, where no instability is found in the one-dimensional analysis. The analysis also shows that the instability can be suppressed by subdividing the load section with control electrodes. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 120(4): 23–30, 1997 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Design and stability analyses of MHD disk-type generators are carried out, which are applied for coal-fired electrical power generation system with CO2 recovery. Channels designed with subsonic flow show rather poor performance compared with supersonic flow channels. Inflow channels show better performance than outflow channels. The inflow channel gives enthalpy extraction ratios of 20.21% and 21.12% for thermal inputs of 1100 MW and 2000 MW, respectively, while the outflow channel operated with supersonic flow yields enthalpy extraction ratios of 17.92% and 18.12% when the magnetic flux density is 8 T. The open-cycle disk channels tend to become unstable at the exit region. It seems possible to stabilize the disk channels when operated with 8 T but seems difficult to stabilize them when operated with 10 T. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn 119(1): 9–16, 1997 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of the analysis of three-dimensional mutual interaction between electromagnetic field and fluid of the subsonic Faraday-type MHD generator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]