Status of the DOE Open-Cycle, Coal-Fired, MHD Power Generation Program

• Published in: IEEE transactions on energy conversion Vol. EC-2; no. 4; pp. 549 - 555
• Main Authors: Carabetta, Ralph A., Chambers, Harold F., Owens, William R.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.12.1987; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Combustion; Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation; electric power generation; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Electro- and magnetofluidodynamics conversion; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc; Exact sciences and technology; government programs; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; magnetohydrodynamics; Mhd generators; Plasma accelerators; Plasma applications; Plasma temperature; Power generation; Power generation economics; research and development; System testing; US Department of Energy; Topping cycle; Research program; Combustion chamber; United States; Test facility; Magnet; America; Integrated design; MHD generator; MHD channel; North America; Bottoming cycle
• DOI: 10.1109/TEC.1987.4765891
• ISSN: 0885-8969

The present U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program for the multiyear development of open-cycle, coal-fired, MHD electric power generation is focused on achievement of integrated, subsystem, proof-of-concept (POC) testing. The POC tests of integrated topping-cycle and bottoming-cycle subsystems will be conducted at a size, and for a duration, sufficient to collect data that will enable a completely integrated, prototypic MHD plant to be designed, constructed, and operated.