New approach of a magnetohydrodynamic electrical power generation harnessing beam energy in aerospace vehicle

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26630441
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aerospace engineering
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Okuno Yoshihiro 東京工業大学, 大学院総合理工学研究科, 教授 (10194507)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: MHD発電 / 航空宇宙機 / 電力発生 / ビームエネルギー / エネルギー変換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of the research is to establish the basic grounds of a magnetohydrodynamic electrical power generation harnessing beam energy in aerospace vehicle. The electrical power generation with high temperature and pressure plasma flow originating from a laser supported detonation by an irradiation of CO2 laser has been experimentally demonstrated in small scale MHD generators, and the performance and its improvement have been examined by 2d and 3d time-dependent numerical simulations. The results obtained in the present research are quite innovative and originative, and the objective in the research has been successfully achieved.

Free Research Field

エネルギー学