THE OSCILLATING PLATE IN MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1959

OSTI ID:4028928

Steketee, J A

The classical problem cf the oscillating plane in a viscous incompressibie fluid is extended to a fluid which is conductive while in addition there is a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane. In the problem appear two penetration depths which depend on the intensity of the applied magnetic field; if the two penetration depths are unequal when the magnetic field is absent, the effect of switching on the field is an increase in the larger penetration depth and a decrease of the smaller. Explicit answers are worked for the case of equal viscous and magnetic Reynolds number. The investigation suggests that boundary layer thicknesses in magnetohydrodynamics depend on the magnetic fleld intensity. (auth)

• Research Organization: Toronto. Univ. Inst. of Astrophysics
• NSA Number: NSA-15-016561
• OSTI ID: 4028928
• Report Number(s): UTIA-63
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
LAYERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
OSCILLATIONS
PHYSICS
PLATES
PRESSURE
REYNOLDS NUMBER
SURFACES
THICKNESS
TURBULENCE
VISCOSITY