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MHD GENERATOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
CONT

The MHD(magnetohydrodynamic) generator... transforms thermal energy or kinetic energy directly into electricity. MHD generators are different from traditional electric generators in that they can operate at high temperatures without moving parts. MHD was eagerly developed because the exhaust of a plasma MHD generator is a flame, still able to heat the boilers of a steam power plant. So high-temperature MHD was developed as a topping cycle to increase the efficiency of electric generation, especially when burning coal or natural gas. It has also been applied to pump liquid metals and for quiet submarine engines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
CONT

Un générateur MHD (magnétohydrodynamique) est un convertisseur MHD qui transforme l'énergie cinétique d'un fluide conducteur directement en électricité. Le principe de base est fondamentalement le même que pour n'importe quel générateur électrique. Les deux types de générateur utilisent tous deux un inducteur (électroaimant) générant un champ magnétique dans un induit.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Electromagnetism
OBS

An MHD generator is a device that directly converts the kinetic and thermal energy of an ionized gas to electrical energy by forcing the gas to move in a duct or channel through a magnetic field. The motion induces an electromotive force which can then be used to power an external load.

Key term(s)
  • MHD generation
  • magnetohydrodynamic generation
  • magnetohydrodynamic generation of electricity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Électromagnétisme
OBS

Magnétohydrodynamique (...). Production directe d'électricité à partir de gaz chauds (...). Le gaz chaud est introduit dans une conduite à laquelle est appliqué un champ magnétique intense. La température du gaz est telle [qu'il] forme un plasma conducteur d'électricité. Le champ magnétique crée, dans le plasma en mouvement, un courant électrique recueilli (...) par deux électrodes.

Key term(s)
  • production d'électricité par magnétohydrodynamique

Spanish

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