Magnetohydrodynamics in the limit of small inertial forces
Conference
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OSTI ID:4182293
The continuum theory of electrically conducting fluids is considered for the case in which inertial forces are negligible compared with pressure gradients and ponderomotive forces. The pressure is constant along field lines, and the flow of an ideal gds is isothermal. The field lines are found to be characteristics for the determination of the stream function. An application to the fluid mechanics of plasma propulsion and electromagnetic shock tubes is indicated. The rate of leakage of an ionized gas through a two-dimensional "magnetic piston" is computed in detail. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Space Tech. Labs., Inc., Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-016387
- OSTI ID:
- 4182293
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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