MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC MACHINE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: magnetohydrodynamic engineering; conversion of heat energy into mechanical and/or electrical energy for power engineering and transport. SUBSTANCE: machine has stator 1 with DC toroidal coil 3, conductors made as rotor 2, working channel 10 with electrodes 11, sliding contacts 12. Working medium flow through channel 10 builds up Faraday voltage in magnetic field that causes current flow through electrodes 11, sliding contacts 12, and conducting rotor 2. Rotor 2 is set in rotary motion due to interaction between this current and magnetic field. EFFECT: enlarged functional capabilities. 2 dwg