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MHD duct

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  • Comparison of the operating principles of (A) a turbogenerator and (B) an MHD generator.
    magnetohydrodynamic power generator
    / Coal-fired MHD systems

    …the gas expands along the duct or channel, its electrical conductivity drops along with its temperature. Thus, power production with thermal ionization is essentially finished when the temperature falls to about 2,500 K (about 2,200 °C, or 4,000 °F). To be economically competitive, a coal-fired power station would have to…

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    …the gas expands along the duct or channel, its electrical conductivity drops along with its temperature. Thus, power production with thermal ionization is essentially finished when the temperature falls to about 2,500 K (about 2,200 °C, or 4,000 °F). To be economically competitive, a coal-fired power station would have to…

    Read More