Influence of Working Fluid Characteristics on the Performance of a Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamic Generator

カテゴリ: 論文誌(論文単位)

グループ名: 【B】電力・エネルギー部門

発行日: 2014/12/01

タイトル(英語): Influence of Working Fluid Characteristics on the Performance of a Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamic Generator

著者名: Liancheng Hu (Department of Energy Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Hiromichi Kobayashi (Department of Physics, Keio University), Yoshihiro Okuno (Department of Energy Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

著者名(英語): Liancheng Hu (Department of Energy Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Hiromichi Kobayashi (Department of Physics, Keio University), Yoshihiro Okuno (Department of Energy Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

キーワード: magnetohydrodynamic generator，liquid metal，electrical efficiency，interaction parameter，electrical conductivity

要約(英語): We compare the electrical performance and fluid phenomena of a liquid metal magnetohydrodynamic (LMMHD) power generator equipping electrodes with a finite electrical conductivity by using four different working fluids: mercury, NaK78, Galinstan and U-alloy47. Three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulations of turbulent duct flows under a non-uniform magnetic field are carried out. The profiles of the Hartmann layer and the wall-jet flows with M-shaped mean streamwise velocity are varied in accordance with the interaction parameter, which differs for each working fluid. A large interaction parameter decreases the wall friction loss and improves electrical efficiency. The finite electrical conductivity of electrode causes Joule loss and leads to a deterioration of efficiency. These results lead to the conclusion that a liquid metal with a high interaction parameter and a low electrical conductivity for reducing the electrical conductivity ratio of the fluid to electrodes will yield high electrical efficiency.

本誌: 電気学会論文誌B（電力・エネルギー部門誌） Vol.134 No.12 （2014）

本誌掲載ページ: 973-979 p

原稿種別: 論文／英語

電子版へのリンク: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejpes/134/12/134_973/_article/-char/ja/