Investigations of gas dynamic characteristics of supersonic MHD generators. (2nd report. Steady characteristics of diagonal-type MHD generators)

The purpose of the present paper is to report the results of numerical and experimental studies of supersonic flows in a diagonal type MHD generator. It is shown that when the loading factor increases, the Mach number in the channel decreases in the case of an absolute value of a diagonal coefficient smaller than a Hall coefficient, and the Mach number increases in the opposite situation cap. The limiting length of the channel for choking decreases with an increase in the interaction parameter and friction coefficient.