ON FLOWS OF CONDUCTING FLUIDS PAST BODIES

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Revs. Modern Phys.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.32.992· OSTI ID:4092655

Imai, I

The general three-dimensional flow of a compressible, inviscid, perfectly conducting fluid in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is considered when the undisturbed flow and magnetic field are parallel. The flow is shown to be essentially similar to the ordinary flow of a hypothetical nonconducting gas with an appropriate pressure-density relation. General considerations are given to the smallperturbation theory of magnetohydrodynamic flows at large or small Reynolds numbers. Using the Stokes type approximation, the general expressions are obtained for the magnetic field and velocity, as well as the force and momentum acting on a body in the flow at small magnetic and ordinary Reynolds numbers. (B.O.G.)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
• NSA Number: NSA-15-010283
• OSTI ID: 4092655
• Journal Information: Revs. Modern Phys., Journal Name: Revs. Modern Phys. Vol. Vol: 32
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CONFIGURATION
DENSITY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MOMENTUM
PERTURBATION THEORY
PHYSICS
PRESSURE
REYNOLDS NUMBER
SOLIDS
TURBULENCE
VELOCITY
VISCOSITY