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MAGNETOHYDRO
DYNAMIC
GENERATORS
GROUP MEMEBERS
University of Alabama
An MHD generator
made by students of
university of Bologna.
* Yttrium $4000/kg. Zirconium $150/kg , Chromium carbide (Cr3C2 ) $90/kg Tungsten $25 / kg Copper $2.93 / kg .
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
However…….
The exhaust of an MHD generator is almost as
hot as the flame of a conventional steam boiler.
By routing its exhaust gases into a boiler to
make steam, MHD and a steam Rankine cycle
(combined cycle) can produce electricity with
an estimated efficiency of up to 60%
experimental value), compared to the 40
percent of a typical coal plant.
Optimum performance of
MHD
Studies show that the generator with
contoured disk walls achieves higher
performance than the generator with straight
disk walls because of improved flow behavior.
The optimal magnetic field on duct-shaped
MHD generators is a sort of saddle shape.
An optimum theoretical temperature between
2500 to 4000K is suggested for higher
efficiency.
A disk type MHD generator is known to have a
higher efficiency than other types.
CONCLUSION
Although MHD generator are environment
friendly However, their low efficiency
combined with high cost and low power
capacity make it an unfavorable option
compared to other methods of power
production.
In the coming years, as long as fossil fuels, are
available MHD Generators are not feasible for
power production.
MHD Projects need desperate funding if they
have to compete with other renewable source
power generators like wind, solar or
REFERENCES
www.utsi.edu/news/News_2005
www.answers.com
www.wikipedia.en
www.es.titech.ac.jp/yamasaki
www.daimler.com
www.itsf.org
www.mhdonline.sal.lv
www.sciencelinks.jp
www.cv.nrao.edu
www.bookrags.com
www.ieee.org/papers
BOOKS AVAILABLE IN
LIBRARRY
Magneto hydrodynamics by T G Cowlings
MHD Generation of electric power by R.A.
Coombe
Magneto hydrodynamics by P.C. Kendall
Engineering aspects of engineering by Gordon
& Breach.
Magneto hydrodynamics; historical evolution
and trends. S. Molokov
Engineering thermodynamics by J.B Jones
FOLLOWING PATENTED
ARTICLES ARE AVAILABLE
MHD Technology for Scramjet Control
The Constant-Mach-number MHD generator
On a Perspective of MHD Technology in Aerospace
Applications
Parametric study of potential early commercial
mhd power plants
Investigation of a Mach 3 Cold Air MHD Channel
Solar-powered liquid-metal MHD power systems
Magneto hydrodynamic Power Extraction from Cold
Hypersonic Air with External Ionizers