Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Inc.

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George R Enos

Richard J Rosa

Stanley W Petty

James D Kirby

A sheet folding apparatus comprises a substantially planar surface for receiving and supporting a substantially rectangular extended sheet. The apparatus includes a first folder for folding the substantially rectangular extended sheet along a first diagonal axis thereof to form a once folded sheet defining a long base, a second folder for folding the two halves of the base of the once folded sheet towards each other and into parallel disposition with an axis transverse to the axis of the base to form a twice folded sheet, and a third folder for folding the two halves of the twice folded sheet along a second diagonal axis thereof to form a thrice folded sheet while simultaneously removing the sheet from the substantially planar surface.

Napkin folder

An MHD generator includes external electrical connectors between pairs of the discrete electrodes in opposite walls of the generator duct, which may lie in a plane at an angle to the direction of gas flow. The electrical connection includes a passive or an active circuit which controls current flow between the connected electrodes to insure that uniform current flow along the length of the duct and that excessive current flow through such discrete electrodes in opposite walls of the duct do not exceed a damaging limit which may otherwise occur. Indicator means when coupled to the circuits in accordance with the invention comprise diagnostic means which provide a graphic representation of current distribution along the length of the generator duct.

MHD generator with uniform current distribution

An MHD generator includes external electrical connectors between adjacent discrete electrodes in one wall of the generator duct, which has opposed electrodes which may lie in a plane at an angle to the direction of gas flow. The electrical connection includes a circuit which adjusts the voltage between the connected adjacent electrodes to insure that the Hall voltage differential between the discrete electrodes which are adjacent to each other in the same wall of the duct does not exceed the damaging breakdown voltage. Indicator means when coupled to the circuits in accordance with the invention comprise diagnostic means which provide a graphic representation of voltage distribution along the length of the generator duct.

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George R Enos