Investigation of MHD-seal physical models that have channel with lyophilic and electrically conductive walls

J. Valdmanis - K. Sipin

Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Salaspils-1, LV-2169, Latvia

Abstract
Influence of MHD-seal properties on characteristics were investigated. It was shown using laboratory as well as experiments with liquid Al in plant conditions that increasing lyophilic properties of side walls improve seal characteristics. The influence of short contacting side bars and physical mechanisms of experimental results were discussed. Figs 5, refs 8.