Laminar slip flow of an electrically conducting incompressible rarefied gas in a channel with a transverse magnetic field

Summary The effects of a constant external magnetic field on the laminar, fully developed flow of an electrically conducting incompressible rarefied gas in a nonconducting parallel-plate channel are studied. Consideration is given to the slip-flow regime, wherein a gas velocity discontinuity occurs at the channel walls. It is found that the magnitude of the slip velocity is unaffected by the magnetic-field strength for a given pressure drop, but that the mean gas velocity and wall friction coefficient are functions of both the velocity slip coefficient and the magnetic-field strength. The effect of a second-order slip-flow boundary condition is briefly discussed.     

Nonstationary conducting free flow in a transverse magnetic field

In magnetohydrodynamic flow the viscous friction at the walls can be substantial. The role of viscous friction can be considerably reduced by using a free or a semirestricted flow of the conducting fluid. Nonstationary phenomena in one-dimensional motion of a free plane incompressible fluid flow in a transverse magnetic field are examined. The narrow sides of the flow come into contact with the sectional electrodes connected through external circuits with an active-inductive load. The magnetic Reynolds number and the magnetody-dynamic interaction parameter are assumed to be large. When the electric field due to electromagnetic induction in the channel is much smaller than the field due to the external circuits, the problem can be reduced to the characteristic Cauchy problem for a quasilinear hyperbolic system of first-order equations which can be solved by the method of characteristics using a computer.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 4, pp. 34–39, July–August, 1970.     

Stabilization of plasma flow in a transverse magnetic field

Results are given of a theoretical and experimental investigation of the intensive interaction between a plasma flow and a transverse magnetic field. The calculation is made for problems formulated so as to approximate the conditions realized experimentally. The experiment is carried out in a magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) channel with segmented electrodes (altogether, a total of 10 pairs of electrodes). The electrode length in the direction of the flow is 1 cm, and the interelectrode gap is 0.5 cm. The leading edge of the first electrode pair is at x = 0. The region of interaction (the region of flow) for 10 pairs of electrodes is of length 14.5 cm. An intense shock wave S propagates through argon with an initial temperature T_o = 293 °K and pressure p_o = 10 mm Hg. The front S moves with constant velocity in the region x < 0 and at time t = 0 is at x = 0. The flow parameters behind the incident shock wave are determined from conservation laws at its front in terms of the gas parameters preceding the wave and the wave velocity W_S. The parameters of the flow entering the interaction region are as follows: temperature T ₀ ¹ = 10,000 °K, pressure P ₀ ¹ = 1.5 atm, conduction ₀ ¹ = 3000 ^–1·m^–1, velocity of flow u ₀ ¹ = 3000 m·sec^–1, velocity of sounda ₀ ¹ = 1600 m·sec^–1, degree of ionization = 2%, 0.4. The induction of the transverse magnetic field B = [0, B_y(x), 0] is determined only by the external source. Induced magnetic fields are neglected, since the magnetic Reynolds number Re_m 0.1. It is assumed that the current j = (0, 0, jz) induced in the plasma is removed using the segmented-electrode system of resistance R_e. The internal plasma resistance is R_i = h(A)^–1 (h = 7.2 cm is the channel height; A = 7 cm² is the electrode surface area). From the investigation of the intensive interaction between the plasma flow and the transverse magnetic field in [1–6] it is possible to establish the place x* and time t* of formation of the shock discontinuity formed by the action of ponderomotive forces (the retardation wave R_T), its velocity W_T, and also the changes in its shape in the course of its formation. Two methods are used for the calculation. The characteristic method is used when there are no discontinuities in the flow. When a shock wave R_T is formed, a system of nonsteady one-dimensional equations of magnetohydrodynamics describing the interaction between the ionized gas and the magnetic field is solved numerically using an implicit homogeneous conservative difference scheme for the continuous calculation of shock waves with artificial viscosity [2].Translated from Izvestiya Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 112–118, September–October, 1977.     

Unsteady incompressible Couette flow in a uniform transverse magnetic field

Summary The unsteady plane Couette flow of an incompressible, viscous and infinitely conducting fluid in a uniformly imposed transverse magnetic field is studied. The problem is solved in general in a series form by means of a finite Fourier transform, and explicit solutions for two special cases are worked out.     

Laminar flow in a uniformly porous channel with an applied transverse magnetic field

Summary The flow of a viscous incompressible and electrically conducting fluid in a two-dimensional uniformly porous channel, having fluid sucked or injected with a constant velocity through its walls, is considered in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. A solution for small Reynolds number has been given by the authors in a previous paper. A solution valid for large suction Reynolds number and all values of Hartmann number is presented here and the resulting boundary layer is discussed. Also Yuan's solution for large negativeR is extened to include small values ofM ₂/R.Nomenclature x, y distances parallel and perpendicular to the channel walls - u, v velocity components inx, y directions - p pressure - density - U(0) entrance velocity atx=0 - V suction velocity at the wall - V velocity field - J current density - E electric field - H magnetic field - H ₀ applied magnetic field - electrical conductivity - _m magnetic permeability - 2h distance between the porous walls - kinematic viscosity - y/h - B _m H - B _{0 m}H₀ - R Vh/, Reynolds number - M _mH₀ h(/)^1/2, Hartmann number - M/R - a - b - z 1–     

Liquid metal flow in a simple manifold with a strong transverse magnetic field

This paper treats a liquid-metal flow through a simple manifold connecting one duct to two parallel ducts. The manifold consists of an infinitely long, constant-area, rectangular duct with a uniform, transverse magnetic field and with a semi-infinite middle wall at the plane of symmetry which is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The magnetic flux density is sufficiently large that inertial effects can be neglected everywhere and that viscous effects are confined to boundary layers and to an interior layer along the magnetic field lines through the end of the middle wall. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an approach with eigenfunction expansions which will be useful for manifolds with many parallel ducts. In the present simple manifold, the principal three-dimensional effect is a transfer of flow to the inviscid core region from the high-velocity jets adjacent to the sides which are parallel to the magnetic field. There is also an important redistribution of flow along magnetic field lines inside the side-wall boundary layers.     

Effect of slip on porous-walled squeeze films in the presence of a transverse magnetic field

The present investigation is devoted to study the effect of viscous resistance, arising due to sparse distribution of particles in porous media, on the load capacity and thickness time response of porous-walled squeeze films in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. The results of the analysis obtained by using Beavers and Joseph [1] slip-boundary condition show that the viscous resistance increases the load capacity and thickness time response of squeeze films when compared with the results of Chandrasekhara [2] obtained in the absence of viscous resistance. Hence, for efficient performance of a porous walled squeeze film a suitable porous media in which the material is loosely packed may be used.Nomenclature p pressure in the squeeze film - h thickness of the squeeze film at time t - h ₀ thickness of the film at t=0 - u streamwise velocity component in the squeeze film - v transverse velocity component in the squeeze film - P pressure in the porous material - H thickness of the porous material - U streamwise velocity component in the porous material - V transverse velocity component in the porous material - B B ₀+b - B ₀ impressed uniform magnetic field - b induced magnetic field - E electric field vector (E _x , E _y , E _z ) - m ₀ constant defined in (6), (B ₀ ² / _{m f m})^1/2 - v _h value of v at y=h - h/h ₀, the non-dimensional variable - _n eigen values - _f viscosity - _m magnetic permeability - density - _m magnetic diffusivity, 1/ _{m e} - dimensionless parameter, - _e electrical conductivity - q velocity vector (u, v) - L load capacity - I _n integral defined in (37) - M Hartmann number defined in (7), (m ₀ ² h ²)^1/2 - l length of the strips in x-direction - K permeability of the porous material - J current density vector (J _x , J _y , J _z ) - t time - G _n series coefficient appearing in equation (27)     

Laminar flow through channels with porous walls and with an applied transverse magnetic field

Summary The problem of two-dimensional steady laminar flow of a viscous incompressible and electrically conducting fluid through a channel with two equally porous walls in the presence of a transverse magnetic field has been extended to include all values of Hartmann number and small suction velocity at the walls. Expressions for the velocity components, the pressure and the wall friction in terms of the Hartmann number and the suction Reynolds number are given. It is found that the pressure drop in the major flow direction and the wall friction decrease with the increase in suction and increase with the increase in the strength of the magnetic field.     

A singular perturbation problem of laminar flow in a uniformly porous channel with large injection and with an applied transverse magnetic field

Summary The problem of the steady flow of an electrically conducting viscous fluid through porous walls of a channel in the presence of an applied transverse magnetic field is considered. A solution for the case of small M ²/R (where M = Hartmann number, R = suction Reynolds number) with large blowing at the walls has been given by Terrill and Shrestha [3]. Their solution, on differentiating three times, is found to become infinite at the centre of the channel. Physically this means that there must be a viscous layer at the centre of the channel and Terrill and Shrestha are neglecting the shear layer. In this paper the solution given by Terrill and Shrestha is extended by obtaining an extra term of the series of expansion and the method of inner and outer expansion is used to obtain the complete solution which includes the viscous layer. The resulting series solutions are confirmed by numerical results.     

Heat transfer in laminar flow in a uniformly porous channel with an applied transverse magnetic field

Summary The steady laminar flow of an incompressible, viscous, and electrically conducting fluid between two parallel porous plates with equal permeability has been discussed by Terrill and Shrestha [6]. In this paper, using the solution of [6] for the velocity field, the heat transfer problems of (i) uniform wall temperature and (ii) uniform heat flux at wall are solved.For small suction Reynolds numbers we find that the Nusselt number, with increasing Reynolds number, increases for case (i) and decreases for (ii).Nomenclature stream function - 2h channel width - x, y distances measured parallel, perpendicular to the channel walls - U velocity of fluid in the x direction at x=0 - V constant velocity of suction at the wall - nondimensional distance, y/h - nondimensional distance, x/h - f() function defined in (1) - density - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - R suction Reynolds number, V h/ - Re channel Reynolds number, 4U h/ - B ₀ magnetic induction - electrical conductivity - M Hartmann number, B ₀ h(/)^1/2 - K constant defined in (3) - A constant defined in (5) - 4R/Re - q local heat flux per unit area at the wall - k thermal conductivity - T temperature of the fluid - X –1/ ln(1–) - C _p specific heat at constant pressure - j current density - Pr Prandtl number, C _p/k - P mass transfer Péclet number, R Pr - Pe mass transfer Péclet number, P/ - T ₀ temperature at x=0 - T _H() temperature in the fully developed region - T _h(X, ) temperature in the entrance region - Y _n () eigenfunctions, uniform wall temperature - _n eigenvalues - e() function defined by (24) - B _n 2/3 _n ² - A _n constants defined by (28) - a _2m constants defined by (30) - F _n () eigenfunctions, uniform wall heat flux - a _n , b _n , c _n , d _n , e _n constants defined by (45) and (48) - S a parameter, U ²/q - h ₁ heat transfer coefficient - T _m mean temperature - Nu Nusselt number - Nu _T Nusselt number, uniform wall temperature - Nu _q Nusselt number, uniform wall heat flux     

Heat transfer in flow past a continuously moving semi-infinite flat plate in transverse magnetic field with heat flux

Thermal boundary layer on a continuously moving semi-infinite flat plate in the presence of transverse magnetic field with heat flux has been examined. Similarity solutions have been derived and the resulting equations are integrated numerically. This investigation has indicated a fall in the temperature of the thermal boundary layer with increase in magnetic field parameter.

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Wärmeübertragung in Strömungen an einer gleichmäßig bewegten, halbunendlichen ebenen Platte in einem quergerichteten Magnetfeld mit Wärmefluß

Zusammenfassung Es ist die thermische Grenzschicht auf einer gleichmäßig bewegten, halbunendlichen ebenen Platte in einem quergerichteten Magnetfeld mit Wärmefluß untersucht worden. Ähnlichkeitslösungen sind abgeleitet und die erhaltenen Gleichungen numerisch integriert worden. Diese Untersuchung hat einen Rückgang der Temperatur in der thermischen Grenzschicht mit steigendem Magnetfeldparameter nachgewiesen.

     

Finite element computations of two-dimensional arterial flow in the presence of a transverse magnetic field

A finite element solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for steady flow under the magnetic effect through a double-branched two-dimensional section of a three-dimensional model of the canine aorta is discussed. The numerical scheme involves transforming the physical co-ordinates to a curvilinear boundary-fitted co-ordinate system. The shear stress at the wall is calculated for a Reynolds number of 1000 with the branch-to-main aortic flow rate ratio as a parameter. The results are compared with earlier works involving experimental data and found to be in reasonable qualitative agreement. The steady flow, shear stress and branch flow under the effect of a magnetic field have been discussed in detail.     

Entropy generation during fluid flow in a channel under the effect of transverse magnetic field

Entropy generation due to fluid flow and heat transfer inside a horizontal channel made of two parallel plates under the effect of transverse magnetic field is numerically investigated. The flow is assumed to be steady, laminar, hydro-dynamically and thermally fully developed of electrically conducting fluid. Both horizontal walls are maintained at constant temperatures higher than that of the fluid. The governing equations in Cartesian coordinate are solved by an implicit finite difference technique. After the flow field and the temperature distributions are obtained, the entropy generation profiles are computed and presented graphically. The factors, which were found to affect the problem under consideration are the magnetic parameter, Eckert number, Prandtl number, and the temperature parameter (θ_∞). It was found that, entropy generation increased as all parameters involved in the present problem increased.     

Local properties of vertical mercury-argon two-phase flow in a circular tube under transverse magnetic field

Experimental data are presented in this paper on the profiles of local void fraction, bubble impaction rate, bubble velocity and its spectrum, and also bubble length and its spectrum, of mercury-argon two-phase slug flow flowing upwards in a vertical circular tube in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. Decrease in void fraction and increase in bubble velocity are significant when the magnetic flux density is larger than $\text{0.3～0.4}$$\text{T}\text{(Ha ? 100)}$. This effect is discussed by analyzing the bubble size distribution. Recovery of local void fraction profile in the downstream of an obstacle and diffusion of void injected from only one nozzle in the presence of magnetic field are also discussed.     

Electrical breakdown in air in a transverse magnetic field

The electrical breakdown of gases in a transverse magnetic field is discussed in references [1–16]. Attention has mainly been concentrated on the case of coaxial electrode geometry [1–10]. The existing experimental data on breakdown between plane-parallel electrodes [11–14] relate to a narrow range of variation of the parameters characterizing breakdown (P, d, H, U). The author has made an experimental study of the process of electrical breakdown in air in a transverse magnetic field between plane-parallel electrodes of finite size in the pressure interval from 650 to 5·10^–3 mm Hg at gap lengths of from 1 to 140 mm and magnetic inductions from 0 to 10 600 G.     

The stability of the modified plane Poiseuille flow in the presence of a transverse magnetic field

The stability against small disturbances of the pressure-driven plane laminar motion of an electrically conducting fluid under a transverse magnetic field is investigated. Assuming that the outer regions adjacent to the fluid layer are electrically non-conducting and not ferromagnetic, the appropriate boundary conditions on the magnetic field perturbations are presented. The Chebyshev collocation method is adopted to obtain the eigenvalue equation, which is then solved numerically. The critical Reynolds number R_c, the critical wave number α_c, and the critical wave speed c_c are obtained for wide ranges of the magnetic Prandtl number P_m and the Hartmann number M. It is found that except for the case when P_m is sufficiently small, the magnetic field has both stabilizing and destabilizing effects on the fluid flow, and that for a fixed value of M the fluid flow becomes more unstable as P_m increases.     

Dissipative instability of a nonisothermal electrically conducting flow between parallel plates in a transverse magnetic field

Problems of dissipative instability (in particular, overheating) in magnetohydrodynamies has been studied in [1–6]. The Leontovieh mechanism of overheating instability is explained in [I] by the example of a stationary homogeneous plasma in a strong magnetic field along which current flows. The rate of buildup of perttbations is estimated in [2] to explain the effect of overheating instability on the operation of an MHD generator. The effect of inhomogeneity in the temperature field and in the boundaries of the region on the formarion of this instability has been studied by the example of discharge in a stationary medium in the absence of a magnetic field [3], Certain cases of overheating instability in magnetohydrodynamies are considered in [4, 6], where it is shown that it can be aperiodic as well as oseillatery (Alfven and acoustic waves). Finally, the hydro-dynamic and overheating branches of instability in the ease of non-isothermal plasma flow in a plane MHD channel was investigated in [6]. But the overheating instability was examined without allowance for the dependence of the viscosity and thermal-conductivity coefficients on temperature in the limiting case S R_m 1 and only for small perturbation wavelengths. The development of shortwave perturbations is studied below with allowance for viscosity and thermal conductivity and for a wider range of conditions A 1. Overheating instability over the entire range of wavelengths for the ease considered in [6] is also studied.The author thanks Yu. M. Zolotaikin for programming and performing the calculations.