Closed-cycle mhd-faraday generation of electric power using steam as the gaseous medium

A system for generating electricity, comprising:

• a boiler for discharging a flowing mixture of steam and charge carriers;
• charging means, in fluid communication with the boiler, for charging the charge carriers;
• a magneto-hydrodynamic generator, for receiving the steam and charged charge carriers from the charging means, and producing electricity therefrom;
• a steam turbine-generator, in fluid communication with and located downstream of the boiler and upstream of the MHD generator, for producing additional electricity;
• means for returning the steam and charge carriers to the boiler from the steam turbine-generator without removing the charge carriers;
• and
• wherein the charge carriers include particles having a mean diameter from about 100 to about 5000 nanometers.

A method of generating electricity, comprising:

• discharging a flowing stream of steam and charge carriers from a boiler;
• charging the charge carriers;
• directing the flowing steam and charged charge carriers through an MHD generator, thereby producing an electrical current;
• and
• then returning the steam and charge carriers to the boiler without removing the charge carriers.