Stability of a Flow between Two Rotating Cylinders in the Presence of a Circular Magnetic Field

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.17.1053· OSTI ID:4802383

Gotoh, Kanefusa

The magnetohydrodynamic stability of laminar viscous flow between two rotating concentric circular cylinders in the presence of a circular magnetic field is discussed. Assuming that the difference between the radii of the inner and the outer cylinders is small compared with their arithmetic mean, the condition for the onset of instability is obtained. In a special case when 4 pi nu mu sigma = 1, a simple relationship exists between the eigenvalues in magnetic and nonmagnetic cases for arbitrary values of the amplification factor. (auth)

• Research Organization: Kyoto Univ.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-16-027793
• OSTI ID: 4802383
• Journal Information: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 17, Issue 6; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62; ISSN 0031-9015
• Publisher: Physical Society of Japan
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PHYSICS
CYLINDERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
ROTATION
STABILITY
VISCOSITY