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The main scope of the project is calculating the output power or the capacity of Eco-friendly Magneto Hydrodynamic Generator. Capacity of Thermal power station in India is compared with Eco-MHD. Modern society requires a variety of goods and services which require energy as the diversity of range of services increases so is the demand for energy. Electrical energy because of its versatility takes major share. About 75% of electrical energy is generated by thermal stations .Coal has to be
transported to thermal stations located away from coalfields by railways and power has to be transmitted over large distances from pithead stations. These problems can be eliminated or reduced by converting coal into SNG (synthetic natural gas) at pithead and transporting the gas by pipe-grid to all thermal stations. The efficiency of power station can be increased by adopting combined cycle.
Topping combined cycle by MHD generators failed to materialize Eco friendly Magneto hydrodynamic
generator is now suggested for development as a topping addition for combined cycle to further improve the efficiency.
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4. INTRODUCTION
Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD)
(magneto fluid
dynamics or hydro magnetic) is
the academic discipline which
studies the dynamics of
electrically conducting fluids.
Examples of such fluids
include plasmas, liquid metals,
and salt water. The
word magneto hydro dynamics
(MHD) is derived from magneto-
meaning magnetic field,
and hydro- meaning liquid, and -
dynamics meaning movement.
The field of MHD was initiated
by Hannes Alfvén , for which he
received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1970 Hannes Alfvén
5. INTRODUCTION
80 % of total electricity produced in the world is hydal, while
remaining 20% is produced from nuclear, thermal, solar, geothermal
energy and from magneto hydro dynamic (mhd) generator.
MHD power generation is a new system of electric power generation
which is said to be of high efficiency and low pollution. In advanced
countries MHD generators are widely used but in developing countries
like INDIA, it is still under construction, this construction work is in
progress at TRICHI in TAMIL NADU, under the joint efforts of BARC
(Bhabha atomic research center), Associated cement corporation
(ACC) and Russian technologists.
As its name implies, magneto hydro dynamics (MHD) is concerned
with the flow of a conducting fluid in the presence of magnetic and
electric field. The fluid may be gas at elevated temperatures or liquid
metals like sodium or potassium.
6. INTRODUCTION
An MHD generator is a device for converting heat energy of a fuel directly into
electrical energy without conventional electric generator.
In this system. An MHD converter system is a heat engine in which heat taken
up at a higher temperature is partly converted into useful work and the
remainder is rejected at a temperature. Like all heat engines, the thermal
efficiency of an MHD converter is increased by supplying the heat at the
highest practical temperature and rejecting it at the lowest practical
temperature.
7. PRINCIPLES OF MHD POWER
GENERATION
When an electric conductor moves across a magnetic field, a voltage is
induced in it which produces an electric current.
This is the principle of the conventional generator where the
conductors consist of copper strips.
In MHD generator, the solid conductors are replaced by a gaseous
conductor, an ionized gas. If such a gas is passed at a high velocity
through a powerful magnetic field, a current is generated and can be
extracted by placing electrodes in suitable position in the stream.
The principle can be explained as follows. An electric conductor
moving through a magnetic field experiences a retarding force as well
as an induced electric field and current.
10. PRINCIPLES OF MHD POWER GENERATION
This effect is a result of FARADAYS LAWS OF ELECTRO
MAGNETIC INDUCTION.
The induced EMF is given by
Eind = u x B
where u = velocity of the conductor.
B = magnetic field intensity.
The induced current is given by,
Jind = C x Eind
where C = electric conductivity
The retarding force on the conductor is the Lorentz force
given by
Find = Jind X B
11. PRINCIPLES OF MHD POWER GENERATION
The electro magnetic induction principle is not limited to
solid conductors. The movement of a conducting fluid
through a magnetic field can also generate electrical
energy.
When a fluid is used for the energy conversion technique,
it is called MAGNETO HYDRO DYNAMIC (MHD), energy
conversion.
The flow direction is right angles to the magnetic fields
direction. An electromotive force (or electric voltage) is
induced in the direction at right angles to both flow and field
directions, as shown in the next slide.
13. PRINCIPLES OF MHD POWER GENERATION
The conducting flow fluid is forced between the plates with a kinetic energy
and pressure differential sufficient to over come the magnetic induction force
Find.
The end view drawing illustrates the construction of the flow channel.
An ionized gas is employed as the conducting fluid.
Ionization is produced either by thermal means I.e. by an elevated temperature
or by seeding with substance like cesium or potassium vapors which ionizes at
relatively low temperatures.
The atoms of seed element split off electrons. The presence of the negatively
charged electrons makes the gas an electrical conductor.
15. VARIOUS MHD SYSTEMS
The MHD systems are broadly classified into two
types.
OPEN CYCLE SYSTEM
CLOSED CYCLE SYSTEM
Seeded inert gas system
Liquid metal system
16. OPEN CYCLE SYSTEM
The fuel used maybe oil through an oil tank or gasified
coal through a coal gasification plant
The fuel (coal, oil or natural gas) is burnt in the combustor
or combustion chamber.
The hot gases from combustor is then seeded with a small
amount of ionized alkali metal (cesium or potassium) to
increase the electrical conductivity of the gas.
The seed material, generally potassium carbonate is
injected into the combustion chamber, the potassium is
then ionized by the hot combustion gases at temperature
of roughly 2300’ c to 2700’c.
17. OPEN CYCLE SYSTEM
To attain such high temperatures, the compressed air is
used to burn the coal in the combustion chamber, must be
adequate to at least 1100’c. A lower preheat temperature
would be adequate if the air is enriched in oxygen. An
alternative is used to compress oxygen alone for
combustion of fuel, little or no preheating is then required.
The additional cost of oxygen might be balanced by saving
on the preheated.
The hot pressurized working fluid living in the combustor
flows through a convergent divergent nozzle. In passing
through the nozzle, the random motion energy of the
molecules in the hot gas is largely converted into directed,
mass of energy. Thus , the gas emerges from the nozzle and
enters the MHD generator unit at a high velocity.
18. OPEN CYCLE SYSTEM
The MHD generator is a divergent channel made of a heat
resistant alloy with external water cooling. The hot gas
expands through the rocket like generator surrounded by
powerful magnet. During motion of the gas the +ve and –ve
ions move to the electrodes and constitute an electric
current.
The arrangement of the electrode connection is
determined by the need to reduce the losses arising from
the Hall effect. By this effect, the magnetic field acts on the
MHD-generated current and produces a voltage in flow
direction of the working fluid.
19. CLOSED CYCLE SYSTEM
Two general types of closed cycle MHD generators are being investigated.
Electrical conductivity is maintained in the working fluid by ionization of a
seeded material, as in open cycle system.
A liquid metal provides the conductivity.
The carrier is usually a chemical inert gas, all through a liquid carrier is been
used with a liquid metal conductor. The working fluid is circulated in a closed
loop and is heated by the combustion gases using a heat exchanger. Hence the
heat sources and the working fluid are independent. The working fluid is
helium or argon with cesium seeding.
20. ADVANTAGES
The conversion efficiency of a MHD system can be around 50% much
higher compared to the most efficient steam plants. Still higher
efficiencies are expected in future, around 60 – 65 %, with the
improvements in experience and technology.
Large amount of power is generated.
It has no moving parts, so more reliable.
The closed cycle system produces power, free of pollution.
It has ability to reach the full power level as soon as started.
The size if the plant is considerably smaller than conventional fossil
fuel plants.
21. DISADVANTAGES
MHD Systems suffer from the reverse flow (short circuits)
of electrons through the conducting fluids around the ends of the
magnetic field.
‡
There will be high friction losses and heat transfer losses. The
friction loss may be as high as 12% input.
‡
The MHD system needs very large magnets and this is a
major expense.
‡
Coal, when used as a fuel, poses the problem of molten ash which
may short circuit the electrodes. Hence, The restriction on the use
of fuel makes the operation more expensive.
22. FUTURE PROSPECTS
It is estimated that by 2020, almost 70 % of the total
electricity generated in the world will be from MHD
generators.
Research and development is widely being done on MHD
by different countries of the world.
Nations involved:
USA
Former USSR
Japan
India
China
Yugoslavia
Australia
Italy
23. CONCLUSION
The threat of disappearing of the fossil fuels within few decades
compel the human beings to search for new energy sources will last for
a longer time. Extensive research is going on in different countries
through out the world to find out the new resources to replace the
conventional fossil one. With the present research and development
programmes, the non-conventional power resources play an important
role in the power industry . The magneto hydro dynamic power
generation is one of the examples of a new unique method of
generation of electricity. This power resource play a minor role
presently and its use on a vast scale is yet to be confirmed as it is in its
childhood stage. Man being optimistic should not leave the hopes on
the success of this MHD generator as the technology took the man to
moon which was a dream long time back, the same technology will
help the human being to survive from the present crisis of power
shortage.