Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation Workshop

Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation Workshop
Wednesday, October 1 - 2, 2014

Summary Report

Session 1: Introduction

• Workshop Welcome
  • Susan Maley; Technology Manager for Crosscutting Research at United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Introduction to DOE Programs and Interests
  • Dr. Darren Mollot; Director, Office of Advanced Fossil Technology Systems at United States Department of Energy
• Emerging Technology and the Changing Nature of Power Generation
  • Dr. James Black; Lead Researcher, Thermal Sciences Division at United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Retrospective and Prospective Aspects of MHD Power Generation
  • Dr. Rigel Woodside; Researcher, Thermal Sciences Division at United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory

Session 2: Related Research in Other Agencies and Parts of DOE

• The MHD-Controlled Turbojet Engine: an Alternate Powerplant for Access to Space
  • Dr. Isaiah Blankson; Senior Technologist for Hypersonics, National Aeronautic and Space Administration Glenn Research Center
• Potential Exploitation of Dusty Plasma Physics to PDE Small Scale MHD
  • Dr. Alan Garscadden; Adjunct Professor/Researcher, Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Research relevant to MHD power generation in the Naval Research Laboratory’s Plasma Physics Division
  • Dr. Stuart Jackson; Research Physicist, Plasma Physics Division at the United States Naval Research Laboratory
• Overview of NSF’s Combustion and Fire Systems Program
  • Dr. Ruey-Hung Chen; Program Director, Combustion and Fire Systems Program at National Science Foundation
• MHD: Enabling the Pursuit of Fusion Energy (and Much More)
  • Dr. Sean Finnegan; Program Manager, Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
• MHD Power Generation Based on Pressure Gain Combustion Systems
  • Greg Meholic; Senior Project Engineer, Spacelift Systems and Concepts at The Aerospace Corporation

Session 3: Power and Other Applications

• Oxy-Fuel Combustion Components Relative to a Future MHD Concept
  • Justin Strock; Consulting Engineer – Advanced Combustion Systems, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
• Oxy-fuel Power Cycles and Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Dr. Vic Der; President, VKDER, Inc.

Poster Presentations

• Fossil Based Energy Conversion Using Radio Frequency Plasma-Catalyzed Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Dr. Mark Carter, Ad Astra Rocket Company
• MHD at JP Aerospace
  • John Powell, JP Aerospace
• MHD Generators & ALE3D
  • Dr. Aaron Fisher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Large Scale Superconducting Magnet Technology for MHD Power Generation
  • Dr. Joseph Minervini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Plasma Science and Fusion Center
• Magnetohydrodynamic Energy Conversion R&D
  • Dr. Rigel Woodside, National Energy Technology Laboratory Research & Innovation Center
• Direct Power Extraction Techno-Economic Analysis
  • Dr. Robert Stevens, National Energy Technology Laboratory Office of Performance and Benefits
• Estimating Current Densities in Equilibrium Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Channels
  • Dr. Duncan McGregor, Oregon State University
• Processing of Metals, Ceramics and Composites by Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) for MHD Power
  • Dr. Jogender Singh, Pennsylvania State University
• Liquid Electrodes for Harsh Environments and Kinetic Theory for Plasma Discharge Control
  • Dr. Michael Jaworski, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• New Capabilities for MHD Power Generation Enabled by Nanosecond High-Voltage Pulses and Electron Beam Methods
  • Dr. Mikhail Shneider (Princeton University), Princeton University & Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Understanding the Complexities of Enhanced Oxygen, High Temperature Pulverized Coal Char Combustion
  • Dr. Ethan Hecht, Sandia National Laboratories
• Overview of MHD Computation for Magnetic Confinement Fusion
  • Dr. Carl Sovinec, University of Wisconsin-Madison