Accession Number:

ADA379923

Title:

A Feasibility Study and Experimental Evaluation on MHD Acceleration for Application to Advanced Propulsion and Hypervelocity Ground Testing

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Mar-1 Jun 2000

Corporate Author:

RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MOSCOW INST OF HIGH TEMPERATURES

Personal Author(s):

• Bityurin, Valentine A.

Report Date:

2000-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

This report results from a contract tasking Russian Academy of Sciences as follows The contractor will conduct initial feasibility and analysis studies on the application of MHD accelerator for propulsion and flow acceleration. The overall objective of the proposed project is to perform preliminary testing in order to evaluate an experimental MHD accelerator laboratory that can be used in the future for both experimentation into MHD propulsion and as a hypervelocity wind tunnel for experiments into hypersonic flow and flight control system within the confines of the proposed program, the contractor seeks to a analyze and report on the potential capability of MHO acceleration assisted advanced propulsion and to provide quasi-steady state hypervelocity ground tests 2 evaluate an existing experimental MHD accelerator laboratory for experimental testing and 3 develop an experimental plan for conduct of an open demonstration experiment.

Descriptors:

• *MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
• *AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR PROPULSION
• RUSSIA
• HOT GASES
• HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNELS
• HYPERSONIC FLOW

Subject Categories:

• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics
• Nuclear Propulsion

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE