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How much power did Richard J. Rosa’s MHD generator produce?
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Comparison of the operating principles of (A) a turbogenerator and (B) an MHD generator.
In 1959, the American engineer Richard J. Rosa operated the first truly successful magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generator, which produced approximately 10 kilowatts of electric power.1