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Space Thermoacoustic Radioisotopic Power System, SpaceTRIPS: The Magnetohydrodynamic Generator
Arturs BrekisAntoine AlemanyOlivier AlemanyAugusto Montiscisubject
Environmental effects of industries and plantsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentMHDGeography Planning and Developmentenergy convertersthermoacousticsTJ807-830Management Monitoring Policy and Lawmagnetohydrodynamics; MHD; liquid metals; thermoacoustics; energy converters; deep space flightsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesEnvironmental sciencesdeep space flightsGE1-350magnetohydrodynamicsliquid metalsdescription
Electricity production is a major problem for deep space exploration. The possibility of using radioisotope elements with a very long life as an energy source was investigated in the framework of an EU project “SpaceTRIPS”. For this, a two-stage system was tested, the first in which thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy by means of a thermoacoustic process, and the second where mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy by means of a magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD). The aim of the present study is to develop an analytical model of the MHD generator. A one-dimensional model is developed and presented that allows us to evaluate the behavior of the device as regards both electromagnetic and fluid-dynamic aspects, and consequently to determine the characteristic values of efficiency and power.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-06 | Sustainability |