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Effects of ionizational non‐equilibrium on the electron density across the non‐equilibrium MHD channel
Author(s) -
Gowda G. Paran,
Mittal M. L.,
Gupta G. P.,
Rohatgi V. K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440080308
Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamics , channel (broadcasting) , thermodynamic equilibrium , physics , thermodynamics , plasma , mechanics , materials science , nuclear physics , engineering , electrical engineering
This paper gives the effects of ionizational non‐equilibrium of charge carriers on the electron density across the channel of a non‐equilibrium MHD generator. The steady and unsteady diffusion equations are solved numerically using an implicit finite difference scheme. It is found that as a result of ionizational non‐equilibrium effects, the electron density reduces in the central region and increases near the wall region compared to its value obtained from Saha's equation. The ionizational non‐equilibrium effects increase with increasing velocities.