Abstract
Joule dissipation in a nonequilibrium MHD disk generator was successfully estimated from power gener-ation experiments. Faraday current in the disk generator was measured. The reduction of the total pressure caused by the Joule dissipation was also estimated. Experimental results suggest that the isentropic efficiency of the generator is strongly affected by the value of the Joule dissipation.
When the applied magnetic flux density increased, the extraction of electrical power increased remark-ably, however the total pressure loss caused by the entropy production was suppressed. The high MHD interaction caused by the high magnetic flux density did not deteriorate the performance of the generator. It is considered from this fact that the application of higher magnetic flux density is essential to get higher isentropic efficiency.
