抄録
A pulsed-laser-driven MHD electrical power generation has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time. High temperature argon gas plasma flow is induced by an irradiation of pulsed CO2 laser, and electric power has been extracted from the MHD power generator, although the output level remains still quite low. The time-dependent two-dimensional numerical simulation would explain the behavior of MHD fluid flow and the variation of power output partially.
