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A note on the distortion of a magnetic field by the non-aligned flow of an infinitely conducting fluid past a circular cylinder

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7346862
The two-dimensional, steady motion of an infinitely conducting incompressible fluid past a fixed nonconducting cylinder is considered for the case when the angle between the fluid velocity and magnetic field is aligned at a nonzero angle. Infinitely conducting fluids are important in a practical sense, since the flow of the solar wind past the earth is often modeled by them. The example of flow past a circular cylinder is examined for nonaligned lines of magnetic force and fluid velocity. It is shown that the aligned flow solution does not represent the limit of the nonaligned solution. (GRA)
OSTI ID:
7346862
Report Number(s):
N-76-11384; MATHS-RES-50
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English