An overview of DOE and SDIO MHD program activities at PETC
Abstract
Two major MHD programs being implemented by the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) are described. One is a program for the development of commercial coal-fired electric power generation, while the other is a program to assess the feasibility of using MHD devices as space-based electric power sources for military applications. The different phases of the programs, their present status, and the facilities being employed are addressed.
- Publication:
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26th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
- Pub Date:
- January 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988aiaa.meetR....C
- Keywords:
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- Energy Technology;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Generators;
- Technology Assessment;
- Block Diagrams;
- Energy Policy;
- Fossil Fuels;
- Plasma Physics