The effects of nonlinearities in the boundary layer characteristics on the fault currents in an MHD channel

S. P. Kuo, E. Levi, H. Schachter

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Abstract

An impulse excitation technique is used for the exact two-dimensional analysis of a short circuit between one pair of electrodes in a Faraday channel. The effects of the presence of slag layers and of arcs in the boundary layers on the fault current distributions have been included in the analysis. The results show that the presence of a slag layer tends to reduce the fault current while the arcs tend to increase it.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)191-194
Number of pages4
JournalEnergy Conversion and Management
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

Keywords

  • Arcs
  • Electric faults
  • Faraday channel
  • Impulse response function
  • MHD generator
  • Open circuit
  • Short circuit
  • Slag layers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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