Progress of the MHD ship propulsion project in China

Citation
Lg. Yan et al., Progress of the MHD ship propulsion project in China, IEEE APPL S, 10(1), 2000, pp. 951-954
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
ISSN journal
10518223 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
951 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-8223(200003)10:1<951:POTMSP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A small project for developing superconducting MHD ship propulsion is inclu ded in the State High Technology Development Program. The project goal is t o construct a MHD model ship with a 5T superconducting helical thruster. A 1.0 ton model ship with 3.5 m length, 0.85 m width was driven by the 5 T, 2 70 A superconducting helical thruster in a 25 m long, 2.75 m wide and 2.0 m deep salt-water test tank to achieve 0.61 similar to 0.68 m/s velocity, th e measured driving force is 40 similar to 45 N. A suggestion to extend this project for another 2 years has been approved. The progress of the project is reported.