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 Volume 10, Issue 11 (November 2023), Pages: 96-108

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 Review Paper

Detailed and simplified plasma models in combined-cycle magnetohydrodynamic power systems

 Author(s): 

 Osama A. Marzouk *

 Affiliation(s):

 College of Engineering, University of Buraimi, Al Buraimi, Oman

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  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1435-5318

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.11.013

 Abstract

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a subject concerned with the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids (plasma) and can be applied in electric power generation. As a unique technology for producing direct-current electricity without moving parts, it can be utilized within a high-temperature topping power cycle to be combined with a traditional bottoming power cycle, forming a combined-cycle MHD system. This study presents governing equations for the electric field and current density field within a moving plasma subject to an applied magnetic field. The modeling equations are described at four descending levels of complexity. Starting with the first level of modeling, which is the most general case, where no assumptions are made regarding the electric field, plasma velocity field, applied magnetic field, or electrode geometry. In the second level of modeling, the magnetic field is treated as one-dimensional. In the third level of modeling, a specific Faraday-type magnetohydrodynamics plasma generator channel is considered, having two continuous electrodes acting as parallel constant-voltage terminals. In the fourth (and simplest) level of modeling, an additional approximation is made by setting the Hall parameter to zero and replacing all vector fields with scalar quantities. For that simplest model, a representative set of operation conditions (electric conductivity 20 S/m, temperature 2800 K, supersonic plasma gas speed 2000 m/s with Mach 2.134, and magnetic flux density 5 T) shows that the optimum idealized electric power that can be extracted from a unit volume of plasma is estimated as 500 MW/m3. This is a much larger volumetric power density than typical values encountered in reciprocating piston-type engines (0.2 MW/m3) or rotary gas turbine engines (0.5 MW/m3). Such an extremely high power density enables very compact power generation units.

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 Keywords

 MHD, Magnetohydrodynamics, Plasma, Channel, Faraday

 Article history

 Received 14 August 2023, Received in revised form 30 October 2023, Accepted 30 October 2023

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Marzouk OA (2023). Detailed and simplified plasma models in combined-cycle magnetohydrodynamic power systems. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(11): 96-108

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