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THE FIRST-ORDER MHD FLOW ABOUT A MAGNETIZED SPHERE

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4762550

When both the velocity vector field and the magnetic vector field are axi-symmetric with no azimuthal components the system of equations for steady magnetohydrodynamic problems reduces to two scalar equations. These are used to find the flow field and magnetic field about a uniformly magnetized sphere correct to the first-order in the parameters: Hartmann number, Reynolds number, and magnetic Reynolds number. The first complete first-order M squared). A similar relation is predicted for all first-order MHD flows about symmetric magnetized bodies. The multiplier of Re depends upon body shape; that of M squared depends upon both body shape and magnetic field. (auth)

Research Organization:
Johns Hopkins Univ., Silver Spring, Md. Applied Physics Lab.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-003104
OSTI ID:
4762550
Report Number(s):
AD-275462; CM-1011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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