誘導磁界を考慮した液体金属MHD発電機内流れの二次元数値シミュレーション

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The magnetohydrodynamic flow in a liquid metal MHD generator is investigated with two-dimensional numerical simulation, where the induced magnetic field is considered. Numerical results indicate that the power output becomes the highest at the loading parameter of 0.64, which is higher than the loading parameter of 0.5 giving the highest power output in the theoretical analysis without the induced magnetic field. This results from the strong negative induced magnetic field with the low loading parameter. It is shown that the eddy current exists in the upstream and downstream region of the generator channel. And the induced magnetic flux density is the strongest at the center of the eddy current. This is because x-direction electric field is generated near the upstream and downstream edge of the electrodes. It is observed that the distributions of the x-direction velocity become M-shaped in the generator channel. In the downstream region, the M-shaped Hartmann velocity profile is developed with the high loading parameter. With the low loading parameter, on the contrary, the velocity in the main flow is higher than that near the wall.
2004-08-01