Fully 3-D Numerical Investigation of Phenomena Occurring in Marine Magnetohydrodynamic Thrusters

Electric Analysis of the Maritime Application High-Frequency Magnetohydrodynamic Thruster

“…The simulation result is depicted in Figure 14, in which the E field constructs the E field line, as shown in Figure 14a, and the simulation value within the electrode plates is 169 V/m, as shown in Figure 14b, which is 7.7% lower than the experimental result of 182 V/m. Fluid flow was recorded by the ink, following method described in [19], and the reference points to measure the fluid velocity at the outlet of the duct was compared, as shown in Figure 15. The thruster is pushing the ink out from the outlet.…”

“…A design flow chart in Figure 16 displays the development procedure of the MHD thruster. Fluid flow was recorded by the ink, following method described in [19], and the reference points to measure the fluid velocity at the outlet of the duct was compared, as shown in Figure 15. The thruster is pushing the ink out from the outlet.…”

“…The impedance analysis based on the equivalent circuit has been illustrated though the solutions are not the seawater salinity. Figures show that the resistivity will drop with the increasing frequency of the conducting current, whereas the imaginary part of the impedance shows in a "w"-like curve [18,19]. The exact value of the frequency response in seawater applications in a KCl solution, which is missing in the existing literature, will be measured for the AC MHD thruster development.…”