Scientists create an electrical power source for oil exploration
The TSU Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics and their colleagues from the Federal Research and Production Center “Altai” and the State Research Center of the Russian Federation “Trinity” are working on creating a new, powerful magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator for electrical exploration of oil fields on land and offshore in the Arctic. For the first time, the modernized installation will not use rocket fuel, but instead pyrotechnic fuel, which will make the work process many times more environmentally friendly and much less costly.
- Because of of depletion of hydrocarbon reserves on land, offshore oil production has a particular importance, - says Vladimir Butov, head of the base design center (BDC) of the TSU Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. - The main method of searching for deposits in the sea is electrical prospecting, during which geophysicists probe the earth's crust at a depth of several tens of kilometers. This requires powerful specialized current sources. The most popular are MHD generators, which have been used in a wide variety of areas from electronic reconnaissance to the military-industrial complex and aviation. However, taking into account the issues in the Arctic, new technological approaches are needed that will be not only effective but also safe for the environment.
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