MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW CONSTRUCTIONS WITH FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112061001037· OSTI ID:4092158

Gourdine, M C

Steady flows of an incompressible, viscous, electrically conducting fluid over solid bodies are constructed from fundamental solutions of magnetohydrodynamics, in which the applied magnetic field is parallel to the velocity at infinity. The flat plate and the sphere are considered as examples, and approximate solutions are presented for the limiting cases of large and small Reynolds and magnetic Reynolds numbers. The effects of currents in the body are also considered, and it is found that unless the magnetic Prandtl number is larger than unity, currents in the body have negligible effect on the flow. (auth)

• Research Organization: Plasmadyne Corp., Santa Ana, Calif.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-15-020268
• OSTI ID: 4092158
• Journal Information: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England), Journal Name: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England) Vol. Vol: 10; ISSN JFLSA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FLUID FLOW
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
PHYSICS
PLATES
PRANDTL NUMBER
PRESSURE
REYNOLDS NUMBER
SOLIDS
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
TURBULENCE
VELOCITY
VISCOSITY