Friday, March 16, 2007

General Atomics Scores Power Production First

A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator was operated to produce electrical power using the exhaust stream from a prototype hypersonic scramjet combustor simulating flight at Mach 8 conditions.

From Space Travel:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/General_Atomics_Scores_Power_Production_First_999.html