Hot gas —drives→ Magnetohydrodynamic generation

Conditions

• combustion gas above ~2500 K seeded with potassium to make it conducting

Evidence · 2

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]
   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

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Magnetohydrodynamic generation, the phenomenon it is about.

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

Uses of this claim

• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Hot gas → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work4/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Hot gas → Magnetohydrodynamic generation → Charge carriers → Electrical work4/5 established · candidate

Cite this claim

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

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