ON THE ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF A CONDUCTING GAS IN CROSSED FIELDS

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Quart. Appl. Math.

OSTI ID:4818141

Dahlberg, E

Equations governing quasi-one-dimensional steady flow of a conducting perfect gas in crossed, transverse electric and magnetic fields are treated under assumptions that the electric conductivity is a scalar, that the wall drag is small, and that the magnetic field due to the currents in the gas is negligible. The equations are normalized and different flow situations are illustrated by means of phase diagrams (drawn for a gas of constant specific heats, gamma = 1.33). The possibility of a smooth transition from supersonic to subsonic motion is pointed out and the phenomena of standing shock fronts and choking are surveyed for constant-area, small-friction, power-yielding flow. General remarks are given on the system of non-linear differcntial equations: x' = P(x, y)/R(x, y); y = Q(x, y)/R(x, y). (auth)

• Research Organization: Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm; and Swedish State Power Board, Stockholm
• NSA Number: NSA-16-008014
• OSTI ID: 4818141
• Journal Information: Quart. Appl. Math., Journal Name: Quart. Appl. Math. Vol. Vol: 19
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRIC FIELDS
GAS FLOW
GASES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
PHYSICS
SHOCK WAVES
SPECIFIC HEAT