Bulk fluid flow —drives→ Magnetohydrodynamic generation

Conditions

• an electrically conducting fluid — seeded combustion plasma or liquid metal — crossing a strong magnetic field between electrodes

Evidence · 3

1. [1]
   R. J. Rosa. Physical principles of magnetohydrodynamic power generation (1961)

   Physics of Fluids 4, 182–194 · doi:10.1063/1.1724426 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
2. [2]
   L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, L. P. Pitaevskii. Electrodynamics of Continuous Media (Course of Theoretical Physics, Vol. 8, 2nd ed.) (1984)

   Pergamon · book, no DOI · record
3. [3]
   NASA Lewis Research Center, Electromagnetic Propulsion Division. Lewis Tech Preview: Research Nonequilibrium MHD Power Generator Facility

   NASA Lewis Research Center tech preview N-422 67/11-39 (one page; the date is not printed beyond that document code) · www1.grc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/MHD-Power-Generator-Facility-Tech-Preview.pdf · record

Matrix cells this relation feeds

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Combustion MHD generatorprototype · 7 steps

• Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/3 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Gravitational potential difference → Gravitational descent of fluid → Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Gravitational potential difference → Tidal flow → Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Hot gas → Gas-dynamic expansion → Bulk fluid flow → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:flow-drives-mhd: Bulk fluid flow —drives→ Magnetohydrodynamic generation. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/flow-drives-mhd

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