Analysis of power takeoff in diagonal conducting wall channels

An analysis of diagonal-conducting-wall MHD channels leads to design principles for the power takeoff and good quantitative agreement with experimental data. The effect of power takeoff schemes on the output power level is investigated analytically. It is found that it is possible to design the electrical circuit of the channel with passive elements in the takeoff region, and, achieve a fairly even load current distribution under changing load conditions without loss of power output.