The Hunt for Red October II: A magnetohydrodynamic boat demonstration for introductory physics

Overduin, James; Polyak, Viktor; Rutah, Anjalee; Schierl, Thomas; Selway, Jim; Zile, Daniel

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“…The Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL., a U.S. DOE multidisciplinary science and engineering research center, was tasked with magnet design, program coordination, and cooperative efforts with the then, Soviet Union. Cooperation on MHD research was part of a broader Soviet‐American scientific cooperation effort which ranged from heart transplant research and bird‐banding, to earthquake forecasting and environmental protection 13‐15 …”

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“…A major effort of this U.S. and Soviets “cold war” agreement was to develop an MHD submarine propulsion system 15 ; hence, the fictional, Red October. This US/USSR collaborative effort included the herculean effort of flying the 40 plus ton 20 megawatt (MW), Argonne magnet to the USSR for collaborative studies 16 .…”

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“…Cooperation on MHD research was part of a broader Soviet-American scientific cooperation effort which ranged from heart transplant research and bird-banding, to earthquake forecasting and environmental protection. [13][14][15] A major effort of this U.S. and Soviets "cold war" agreement was to develop an MHD submarine propulsion system 15 ; hence, the fictional, Red October. This US/USSR collaborative effort included the herculean effort of flying the 40 plus ton 20 megawatt (MW), Argonne magnet to the USSR for collaborative studies.…”

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The Hunt for Red October and a magnetorhydrodynamic blood pump for circulatory support

Phillips

Thornton²

2021

Artificial Organs

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Author Tom Clancy popularized the term magnetohydrodynamics in his 1984 techno-thriller novel, The Hunt for Red October. [1][2][3] The Red October is a Soviet Typhoon Class stealth nuclear submarine that is propelled by a magnetohydrodynamic "caterpillar drive" silent engine (Figure 1). Years later, in 2003 in a series of novels, author Clive Cussler described the Oregon, a ship also propelled by a MHD drive. 4 The term magnetohydrodynamics, or MHD, comes from the Greek. Magneto, means magnetic (M), hydro (H), means water, and dynamics (D), means movement. MHD is the study of how electrically conducting fluids behave in a magnetic field. Examples of electrically conducting fluids include liquid metals, salt water, and electrolyte rich blood. 5 An MHD drive or accelerator has no moving parts and is a method for propelling vehicles using only electric and magnetic fields. The fluid is directed rearward which accelerates the vehicle forward.In the 1990, the film version of The Hunt for Red October, 3 the nearly undetectable "caterpillar silent drive", is intended to achieve stealth in subma rine warfare. The movies so-called MHD caterpillar drive functions like a jetboat. A jetboat, unlike a motor boat that uses a noisy propeller, draws water through an intake into a pump. The pump propels the craft by jetting out the water through a nozzle at the stern. In fact, the jetting of the water creates cavitation which is both noisy and detectable.Perhaps author Clancy's interest in MHD and its usage has an historical basis as magnetism has fascinated both lay and scientist groups for centuries.In 1832, Michael Faraday conducted experiments using the brackish water from the river Thames flowing through the Earth's magnetic field. 6,7 The Swedish physicist, Hannes Alfvén, who introduced the term magnetohydrodynamics, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for fundamental work and discoveries in "magnetohydrodynamics". 8 In 1959, Richard Rosa 9,10 successfully developed an MHD power generator. In the 1960s, based on the Rosa generator's potential to produce cheap power, MHD programs were initiated in many countries worldwide, including the United States and Soviet Union.

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“…In addition, the pump can operate at very high temperatures and demonstrate high efficiencies. They have been successfully used for a range of applications, including seawater thrusters for ship propulsion [18][19][20], liquid metal stirring and shaping for industrial applications [21][22][23], molten salt pumping in nuclear reactors cooling [24,25], blood pumping [26], sample propelling [27] etc.…”

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Thermal Management System for Press-Pack IGBT Based on Liquid Metal Coolant

Yerasimou

Pickert

Dai

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IEEE Trans. Compon., Packag. Manufact. Technol.

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The press-pack packaging technology has been adopted in recent years for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) to be utilized in high voltage -high current applications, such as high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission. Traditionally, the heat management of such systems is based on water coolant, however, there are numerous challenges associated with that method, such as the requirement to deionize the water to prevent electrical potentials and inherent problems of corrosion and leakage in the cooling piping structure. This paper presents the design and development of a liquid metal heat sink for press-pack IGBTs. The use of a thermal management system based on liquid metal increases the heat dissipation capability without corroding the cooling structure. Analytical work is performed on the design of the heat sink. Moreover, the thermal performance of the heat sink is experimentally validated against a commercial water-based cooling system. The presented results show that the cooling performance of the liquid metal system is increased, whereas the shortcomings of the water-based system are eliminated. Index Terms-Press-pack insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power module cooling, junction temperature, liquid metal cooling, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) pump, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cooling.

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Kim

2019

Superconductor Levitation

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The Hunt for Red October II: A magnetohydrodynamic boat demonstration for introductory physics

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The Hunt for Red October and a magnetorhydrodynamic blood pump for circulatory support

The Hunt for Red October and a magnetorhydrodynamic blood pump for circulatory support

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