PREFACE

Technology is aiming at a study of various possibilities of MHD generation of electricity. Therefore, it was considered necessary to study the feasibility of liquid metal MHD systems. This report contains the results obtained during a study of one year in this topic of research. The results are a bit scattered over the area of investigation because of its large scope. The authors acknowledge stimulating discussions with the colleagues of the group and especially with Prof.Dr. L.R.Th. Rietjens. With regard to the design of a possible test loop, in which high temperature liquid metal experiments can be performed, the authors received extensive support from T.N.O. (Organization for Applied Scientific Research) at Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Mr. G.L. Polderman and Mr. J. Schapink have aided in the numerical calculations on two-phase flows as a part of their study at the Eindhoven University of Technology.- 2