A numerical experiment of a new MagnetoHydroDynamic (MHD) generator is presented. The proposed device does not need an external magnetic field to work, but it performs the energy conversion by means of the induction principle. This is possible thanks to a pulsed ionization of the fluid current, carried out with an electrode dipped in the fluid current, followed by a charge separation with a stationary electric field. In this work a study has been done to evaluate and improve the performance of the proposed device.
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