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EXACT SOLUTIONS OF THE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS

Journal Article · · Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England)
Exact one-dimensional solutions of the magnetohydrodynamic equations of an incompressible fluid are considered. It is shown that one class of plane wave solutions of the linearized equations is also a possible class of solutions of the general equations including the effect of displacement current. A similar result is also established for the solutions for a horizontally stratified fluid. For the particular case when the viscosity is equal to the magnetic diffusivity an exact solution is obtained for the magnetohydrodynamic Rayleigh problem for a semi-infinite plate. It is shown that this solution may be employed directly to give the solution for liquids of small, but not necessarily equal. viscosity and magnetic diffusivity. (auth)
Research Organization:
Liverpool Univ.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-14-019614
OSTI ID:
4174255
Journal Information:
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England), Journal Name: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (England) Vol. Vol: 8; ISSN JFLSA
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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