A reliable tool for the design of shape and size of Faraday segmented MHD generator channel

Analysis of optimum power extraction in a MHD generator with spatially varying electrical conductivity

“…Ref. [1] through [12] represents only a partial list of the large body of literature pertaining to the study of MHD generators.…”

“…These devices are characterized by high efficiencies and can operate at high temperatures. Several analytical studies [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] have investigated various aspects of design, analyses and optimization of MHD generators. Ref.…”

Unsteady MHD Non-Newtonian Heat Transfer Nanofluids with Entropy Generation Analysis

“…Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) has emerged as a growing area in modern engineering sciences and involves the interaction between owing electrically-conducting uids and static or dynamic magnetic elds. It arises in the design of MHD accelerators and power generators [15,16] electromagnetic blood ow meters, metallurgical (liquid metal) processing, nuclear cooling systems, magnetic materials synthesis and etc. Many complex phenomena are generated in MHD boundary layer ows including Lorentzian body force, Ohmic dissipation, Hall currents and magnetic induction.…”

Shape optimization of a MHD generator based on pressure drop and power output constraints

“…Hence there is a need to develop a framework to conduct optimization studies wherein; any arbitrary electrical conductivity model can be used by the designer. Several design, analysis and optimization studies exist with regards to ground-based MHD generators [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Optimization studies such as [5][6][7] were conducted with several simplifying assumptions and analytical expressions for an objective function was derived for a given set of design conditions/constraints.…”