TRANSVERSE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW PAST A SEMI-INFINITE PLATE

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Physics of Fluids (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1706541· OSTI ID:4739977

Radlow, J; Ericson, W B

A viscous, incompressible, conducting fluid flows past a semi-infinite flat plate; the free-stream velocity of the fluid is taken parallel to the plate, and there is an applied magnetic field perpendicular to the plate. Physical arguments are given for a certain linearization of the basic steadystate equations, and the linearized equations are solved by an approximation method based on the Wiener-Hopf technique. An error estimate for the approximation is derived. The induced magnetic field, measured at the plate, is found to differ from the applied magnetic field by a multiplicative factor, whose value depends on the physical properties of the fluid and is constant for any given fluid. If the conducting fluid is a liquid metal (mercury or liquid sodium), edge effects can reasonably be neglected in calculating skin friction at the plate. An experimental study of the physical conclusions should be relatively manageable. (auth)

• Research Organization: Adelphi Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-005485
• OSTI ID: 4739977
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids (U.S.), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 5; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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CONFIGURATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ERRORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FRICTION
INDUCTION
LIQUID METALS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MERCURY
NUMERICALS
PHYSICS
PLATES
SODIUM
SURFACES
THERMODYNAMICS
VELOCITY
VISCOSITY