Analysis of combustion MHD generator using a coupled core-boundary layer model

A coupled core-boundary layer model, is used to analyze a combustion MHD generator. Turbulent compressible steady state boundary layer equations near the electrode and insulator wall, along with the core region, are explicitly solved for a seeded combusion plasma. Effects of current density on core parameters, velocity and temperature profiles in the electrode boundary layer are analyzed. Effect of MHD terms on heat flux, friction coefficient and boundary layer growth are discussed. Current and voltage distributions across the boundary layer are also discussed. Some of the predicted data is compared with experimental values.