Title :
Effect of magnetic field on a Diagonal MHD Accelerator
Author :
Anwari, Makbul ; Sukarsan
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai
Abstract :
This paper will present a number of fundamental performance of a diagonal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) accelerator with various of applied magnetic field. Studies is carried out using air plasma as a working gas in equilibrium condition. The MHD augmented propulsion experiment (MAPX) channel designed by NASA is used in this simulation. To solve the set of differential equations of MHD approximations, the MacCormack scheme is used. Numerical results show the flow performance and electrical performance of diagonal MHD accelerator with various of applied magnetic field.
Keywords :
differential equations; magnetic fields; magnetohydrodynamics; propulsion; MHD augmented propulsion experiment channel; air plasma; diagonal MHD accelerator; diagonal magnetohydrodynamic accelerator; differential equations; magnetic field; Acceleration; Accelerator magnets; Electrodes; Equations; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Numerical simulation; Particle accelerators; Plasma accelerators; Propulsion; Diagonal connection; MHD accelerator; Magnetic field effect;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2008. VPPC '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1848-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1849-7
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2008.4677759
