Implosive Thermal Plasma Source for Energy Conversion

Authors

  • J Sonsky Institute of Thermomechanics of The Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejskova 1402/5, 182 00 Prague
  • V. Tesar Institute of Thermomechanics of The Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejskova 1402/5, 182 00 Prague
  • J. Gruber Institute of Thermomechanics of The Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejskova 1402/5, 182 00 Prague
  • A. Maslani Institute of Plasma Physics of The Czech Academy of Sciences, Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Prague

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2017.1.87

Keywords:

implosion, thermal plasma, detonation wave

Abstract

Laboratory scale thermal plasma source for magnetohydrodynamic or magnetocumulative generator was developed. The thermal plasma is created from combustible stochiometric mixture of hydrogen and oxygen by spherical implosion of convergent detonation wave. Resulting high velocity plasma is observed by capturing emitted light by hi-speed camera to determine plasma velocity and also spectroscopically in order to estimate of plasma temperatures. Construction of the implosion plasma source is discussed.

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Published

2017-10-15

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

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