Hall effects on MHD flow in a rotating system with heat transfer characteristics

Closed-form solutions are derived for the steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) viscous flow in a parallel plate channel system with perfectly conducting walls in a rotating frame of reference, in the presence of Hall currents, heat transfer and a transverse uniform magnetic field. A mathematical analysis is described to evaluate the velocity, induced magnetic field and mass flow rate distributions, for a wide range of the governing parameters. Asymptotic behavior of the solution is analyzed for large M ² (Hartmann number squared) and K ² (rotation parameter). The heat transfer aspect is considered also with Joule and viscous heating effects present. Boundary layers arise close to the channel walls for large K ², i.e. strong rotation of the channel. For slowly rotating systems (small K ²), Hall current parameter (m) reduces primary mass flow rate (Q _x /R ρ v). Heat transfer rate at the upper plate (d θ/d η) _η=1 decreases, while at the lower plate (d θ/d η) _η=−1 increases, with increase in either K ² or m. For constant values of the rotation parameter, K ², heat transfer rate at both plates exhibits an oscillatory pattern with an increase in Hall current parameter, m. The response of the primary and secondary velocity components and also the primary and secondary induced magnetic field components to the control parameters is also studied graphically. Applications of the study arise in rotating MHD induction machine energy generators, planetary and solar plasma fluid dynamics systems, magnetic field control of materials processing systems, hybrid magnetic propulsion systems for space travel etc.     

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.     

Pulsatile magneto-biofluid flow and mass transfer in a non-Darcian porous medium channel

A numerical study of pulsatile flow and mass transfer of an electrically conducting Newtonian biofluid via a channel containing porous medium is considered. The conservation equations are transformed and solved under boundary conditions prescribed at both walls of the channel, using a finite element method with two-noded line elements. The influence of magnetic field on the flow is studied using the dimensionless hydromagnetic number, Nm, which defines the ratio of magnetic (Lorentz) retarding force to the viscous hydrodynamic force. A Darcian linear impedance for low Reynolds numbers is incorporated in the transformed momentum equation and a second order drag force term for inertial (Forchheimer) effects. Velocity and concentration profiles across the channel width are plotted for various values of the Reynolds number (Re), Darcy parameter (λ), Forchheimer parameter (Nf), hydro-magnetic number (Nm), Schmidt number (Sc) and also with dimensionless time (T). Profiles of velocity varying in space and time are also provided. The conduit considered is rigid with a pulsatile pressure applied via an appropriate pressure gradient term. Increasing the hydromagnetic number (Nm) from 1 to 15 considerably depresses biofluid velocity (U) indicating that a magnetic field can be used as a flow control mechanism in, for example, medical applications. A rise in Nf from 1 to 20 strongly retards the flow development and decreases the velocity, U, across the width of the channel. The effects of other parameters on the flowfield are also discussed at length. The flow model also has applications in the analysis of electrically conducting haemotological fluids flowing through filtration media, diffusion of drug species in pharmaceutical hydromechanics, and also in general fluid dynamics of pulsatile systems.     

Two-dimensional flow of a perfect conducting gas in crossed electric and magnetic fields

Reference [1, 2] give a solution of the problem of the two-dimen-, sional flow of an inviscid thermally-nonconducting gas with constant conductivity in a channel of constant cross section for particular forms of the given applied magnetic field. The present paper obtains a solution of the problem of the two-dimensional flow of a gas with variable conductivity in crossed electric and arbitrary magnetic fields by means of the small parameter method. The magnetic Reynolds number R_m and the magnetohydrodynamic interaction parameter S are chosen as parameters. The international system of units is employed.Notation V flow velocity - j electric current density - p pressure in the flow - E electric field strength - gas density - electrical conductivity of the gas - T gas temperature - ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and volume - L channel half-height - ] permeability (magnetic) - B magnetic induction vector - B₀ applied magnetic field     

Magnetohydrodynamic flow in an infinite channel

The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of an incompressible, viscous, electrically conducting fluid in an infinite channel, under an applied magnetic field has been investigated. The MHD flow between two parallel walls is of considerable practical importance because of the utility of induction flowmeters. The walls of the channel are taken perpendicular to the magnetic field and one of them is insulated, the other is partly insulated, partly conducting. An analytical solution has been developed for the velocity field and magnetic field by reducing the problem to the solution of a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind, which has been solved numerically. Solutions have been obtained for Hartmann numbers M up to 200. All the infinite integrals obtained are transformed to finite integrals which contain modified Bessel functions of the second kind. So, the difficulties associated with the computation of infinite integrals with oscillating integrands which arise for large M have been avoided. It is found that, as M increases, boundary layers are formed near the nonconducting boundaries and in the interface region for both velocity and magnetic fields, and a stagnant region in front of the conducting boundary is developed for the velocity field. Selected graphs are given showing these behaviours.     

The laminar plume above a line heat source in a transverse magnetic field

The dynamics of a buoyant plume rising above a horizontal line heat source in a transverse, horizontal magnetic field is investigated. Similarity is shown to occur when the magnetic field strength varies as the −2/5 power of vertical distance from the source. The plume depends on two parameters — the Prandtl number (Pr) and the Lykoudis number (Z _L). Families of exact closed form solutions are derived for Pr=5/9 and Pr≥2. A family of numerical integrations for Pr=0.01 (typical of liquid metals) is also reported. The magnetic field is shown to affect the profiles of velocity and temperature by altering the similarity functions, the coefficients, and the value of the independent similarity variable corresponding to a fixed physical position. An approximate closed form solution valid for low Pr and high Z _L is presented. Possible experimental tests of the theory are proposed. Research sponsored by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration under interagency agreement with Union Carbide Corporation.     

Two‐dimensional prediction of time dependent,turbulent flow around a square cylinder confined in a channel

This paper presents two‐dimensional and unsteady RANS computations of time dependent, periodic, turbulent flow around a square block. Two turbulence models are used: the Launder–Sharma low‐Reynolds number k–ε model and a non‐linear extension sensitive to the anisotropy of turbulence. The Reynolds number based on the free stream velocity and obstacle side is Re=2.2×10⁴. The present numerical results have been obtained using a finite volume code that solves the governing equations in a vertical plane, located at the lateral mid‐point of the channel. The pressure field is obtained with the SIMPLE algorithm. A bounded version of the third‐order QUICK scheme is used for the convective terms. Comparisons of the numerical results with the experimental data indicate that a preliminary steady solution of the governing equations using the linear k–ε does not lead to correct flow field predictions in the wake region downstream of the square cylinder. Consequently, the time derivatives of dependent variables are included in the transport equations and are discretized using the second‐order Crank–Nicolson scheme. The unsteady computations using the linear and non‐linear k–ε models significantly improve the velocity field predictions. However, the linear k–ε shows a number of predictive deficiencies, even in unsteady flow computations, especially in the prediction of the turbulence field. The introduction of a non‐linear k–ε model brings the two‐dimensional unsteady predictions of the time‐averaged velocity and turbulence fields and also the predicted values of the global parameters such as the Strouhal number and the drag coefficient to close agreement with the data. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-water nanofluid in a porous channel under the effects of an inclined magnetic field and variable thermal conductivity

The TiO₂-water based nanofluid flow in a channel bounded by two porous plates under an oblique magnetic field and variable thermal conductivity is formulated as a boundary-value problem (BVP). The BVP is analytically solved with the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The result shows that the concentration of the nanoparticles is independent of the volume fraction of TiO₂ nanoparticles, the magnetic field intensity, and the angle. It is inversely proportional to the mass diffusivity. The fluid speed decreases whereas the temperature increases when the volume fraction of the TiO₂ nanoparticles increases. This confirms the fact that the occurrence of the TiO₂ nanoparticles results in the increase in the thermal transfer rate. The fluid speed decreases and the temperature increases for both the pure water and the nanofluid when the magnetic field intensity and angle increase. The maximum velocity does not exist at the middle of the symmetric channel, which is in contrast to the plane-Poiseuille flow, but it deviates a little bit towards the lower plate, which absorbs the fluid with a very low suction velocity. If this suction velocity is increased, the temperature in the vicinity of the lower plate will be increased. An explicit expression for the friction factor-Reynolds number is then developed. It is shown that the Hartmann number of the nanofluid is smaller than that of pure water, while the Nusselt number of the nanofluid is larger than that of pure water. However, both the parameters increase if the magnetic field intensity increases.     

Motion of a sphere in an electrically conducting rotating fluid

The combined effect of rotation and magnetic field is investigated for the axisymmetric flow due to the motion of a sphere in an inviscid, incompressible electrically conducting fluid having uniform rotation far upstream. The steady-state linearized equations contain a single parameter α=1/2βR _m, β being the magnetic pressure number and R _m the magnetic Reynolds number. The complete solution for the flow field and magnetic field is obtained and the distribution of vorticity and current density is found. The induced vorticity is O(α⁴) and the current density is O(R _m) on the sphere.     

Hydromagnetic free convection flow with induced magnetic field effects

An exact solution is presented for the hydromagnetic natural convection boundary layer flow past an infinite vertical flat plate under the influence of a transverse magnetic field with magnetic induction effects included. The transformed ordinary differential equations are solved exactly, under physically appropriate boundary conditions. Closed-form expressions are obtained for the non-dimensional velocity (u), non-dimensional induced magnetic field component (B _x ) and wall frictional shearing stress i.e. skin friction function (τ _x ) as functions of dimensionless transverse coordinate (η), Grashof free convection number (G _r ) and the Hartmann number (M). The bulk temperature in the boundary layer (Θ) is also evaluated and shown to be purely a function of M. The Rayleigh flow distribution (R) is derived and found to be a function of both Hartmann number (M) and the buoyant diffusivity parameter (ϑ ^*). The influence of Grashof number on velocity, induced magnetic field and wall shear stress profiles is computed. The response of Rayleigh flow distribution to Grashof numbers ranging from 2 to 200 is also discussed as is the influence of Hartmann number on the bulk temperature. Rayleigh flow is demonstrated to become stable with respect to the width of the boundary layer region and intensifies with greater magnetic field i.e. larger Hartman number M, for constant buoyant diffusivity parameter ϑ ^*. The induced magnetic field (B _x ), is elevated in the vicinity of the plate surface with a rise in free convection (buoyancy) parameter G _r , but is reduced over the central zone of the boundary layer regime. Applications of the study include laminar magneto-aerodynamics, materials processing and MHD propulsion thermo-fluid dynamics.     

Rarefied MHD laminar radial channel flow

The steady axisymmetrical laminar flow of slightly rarefied electrically conducting gas between two circular parallel disks in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is analytically investigated. A solution is obtained by expanding the velocity and the pressure distribution in terms of a power series of 1/r. The effect of rare-faction is taken to be manifested by slip of the velocity at the boundary. Velocity, induced magnetic field, pressure and shear stress distributions are determined and compared with the case of no rarefaction.Nomenclature b outer radius of channel - C _f skin friction coefficient, _w /(Q ²/t ⁴) - H ₀ impressed magnetic field - H _r ^* induced magnetic field in the radial direction - H _r induced dimensionless magnetic field in the radial direction, H _r ^* /H ₀ - M Hartmann number, H ₀ t(/)^1/2 - P dimensionless static pressure, P*t ⁴/Q ² - P* static pressure - P _b dimensionless pressure at outer radius of channel - P ₀ reference dimensionless pressure - Q source discharge - R gas constant - Rm magnetic Reynolds number, Q/t - Re Reynolds number, Q/t - 2t channel width - T absolute gas temperature - u dimensionless radial component of the velocity, u*t ²/Q - u* radial component of the velocity - w dimensionless axial component of the velocity, w*t ²/Q - w* axial component of the velocity - z, r dimensionless axial and radial directions, z*/t and r*/t, respectively - z*, r* axial and radial direction, respectively - molecular mean free path - magnetic permeability - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - density - electrical conductivity     

Magnetohydrodynamic unsteady free convection past a hot vertical plate

The free convection flow of an electrically conducting liquid from an infinite plate has been studied in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. General expressions for the velocity field, induced magnetic field, skin-friction and temperature distribution have been obtained when the plate is a perfect conductor and its temperature varies with the law t ⁿ e ^at . The results have been presented through some graphs and tables with the magnetic Prandtl number unity as its value.     

Three-dimensional channel flow of second grade fluid in rotating frame

An analysis is performed for the hydromagnetic second grade fluid flow between two horizontal plates in a rotating system in the presence of a magnetic field.The lower sheet is considered to be a stret...     

Axisymmetric stagnation flow obliquely impinging on a moving circular cylinder with uniform transpiration

Laminar stagnation flow, axisymmetrically yet obliquely impinging on a moving circular cylinder, is formulated as an exact solution of the Navier–Stokes equations. Axial velocity is time‐dependent, whereas the surface transpiration is uniform and steady. The impinging free stream is steady with a strain rate k?. The governing parameters are the stagnation‐flow Reynolds number Re=k?a²/2ν, and the dimensionless transpiration S=U₀/k?a. An exact solution is obtained by reducing the Navier–Stokes equations to a system of differential equations governed by Reynolds number and the dimensionless wall transpiration rate, S. The system of Boundary Value Problems is then solved by the shooting method and by deploying a finite difference scheme as a semi‐similar solution. The results are presented for velocity similarity functions, axial shear stress and stream functions for a variety of cases. Shear stresses in all cases increase with the increase in Reynolds number and suction rate. The effect of different parameters on the deflection of viscous stagnation circle is also determined. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hydromagnetic flow between two porous disks rotating about non-coincident axes

Hydromagnetic flow between two porous disks rotating with same angular velocity Ω about two noncoincident axes has been studied in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field. An exact solution of the governing equations has been obtained in a closed form. It is found that the primary velocity f/Ωl increases and the secondary velocity g/Ωl decreases with increase in either Reynolds number Re or the Hartman number M. It is also found that the torque at the disk η= 0 increases with increase in either M^2 or K^2. On the other hand there is no torque at the disk η= 1 for large M^2 and K^2. The heat transfer characteristic has also been studied on taking viscous and Joule dissipation into account. It is seen that the temperature increases with increase in either M^2 or K^2. It is found that the rate of heat transfer at the disk η= 0 increases with increase in either M or K. On the other hand the rate of heat transfer at the disk η= 1 increases with increase in K but decreases with increase in M.     

Self-similar solution of the unsteady flow in the stagnation point region of a rotating sphere with a magnetic field

The unsteady flow and heat transfer of a viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid in the forward stagnation point region of a rotating sphere in the presence of a magnetic field are investigated in this study. The unsteadiness in the flow field is caused by the velocity at the edge of the boundary layer and the angular velocity of the rotating sphere, both varying continuously with time. The system of ordinary differential equations governing the flow is solved numerically. For some particular cases, an analytical solution is also obtained. It is found that the surface shear stresses in x- and y-directions and the surface heat transfer increase with the acceleration, the magnetic and the rotation parameters whether the magnetic field is fixed relative to the fluid or body, except that the surface shear stress in x-direction and the surface heat transfer decrease with increasing the magnetic parameter when the magnetic field is fixed relative to the body. For a certain value of the acceleration parameter, the surface shear stress in the x-direction vanishes while the surface shear stress in the y-direction and the surface heat transfer remain finite. Also, below a certain value of the acceleration parameter, reverse flow occurs in the x-component of the velocity profile. Received on 18 May 1998     

Three dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow between two porous disks

This is a study of conducting flow in the gap between two parallel co-axial nonconducting disks of which one is rotating and the other stationary in the presence of a uniform axial magnetic field. The effect of uniform suction or injection on the velocity distribution is investigated and asymptotic solutions are obtained for R≪M ². Expressions for the average normal force and the torque on the disks are obtained. We find that all components of velocity are affected by uniform suction or injection and in particular we note that the effect of suction or injection on the radial component of velocity predominates over the effect of rotation for a given Hartmann number.     

Numerical study of steady magneto-convection around an adiabatic body inside a square enclosure in low Prandtl numbers

In this paper, the effects of Prandtl number on the steady magneto-convection around a centrally located adiabatic body inside a square enclosure are numerically investigated. Two-dimensional nonlinear governing equations are discretized using the control volume method and hybrid scheme. The equations are solved using SIMPLER algorithm. The results are displayed in the form of streamlines and isotherms when the Rayleigh number varies between 10³ and 10⁶, the Hartmann number changes between 0 and 100 and the Prandtl number ranges between 0.005 and 0.1. The ratio of the buoyancy force to the Lorentz force (Ra/Ha ²) is introduced as an index to compare the contribution of natural convection and magnetic field strength on heat transfer. The results obtained from numerical modeling show that the Prandtl number has not considerable effect on heat transfer at low Rayleigh numbers. The effect of magnetic field strength on convection is increased by increasing Prandtl number. The effect of Prandtl number on the average Nusselt number in the presence of a magnetic field is less than the case without a magnetic field.     

Spontaneous rotation in the exact solution of magnetohydrodynamic equations for flow between two stationary impermeable disks

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of a viscous electrically conducting incompressible fluid between two stationary impermeable disks is considered. A homogeneous electric current density vector normal to the surface is specified on the upper disk, and the lower disk is nonconducting. The exact von Karman solution of the complete system of MHD equations is studied in which the axial velocity and the magnetic field depend only on the axial coordinate. The problem contains two dimensionless parameters: the electric current density on the upper plate Y and the Batchelor number (magnetic Prandtl number). It is assumed that there is no external source that produces an axial magnetic field. The problem is solved for a Batchelor number of 0–2. Fluid flow is caused by the electric current. It is shown that for small values of Y, the fluid velocity vector has only axial and radial components. The velocity of motion increases with increasing Y, and at a critical value of Y, there is a bifurcation of the new steady flow regime with fluid rotation, while the flow without rotation becomes unstable. A feature of the obtained new exact solution is the absence of an axial magnetic field necessary for the occurrence of an azimuthal component of the ponderomotive force, as is the case in the MHD dynamo. A new mechanism for the bifurcation of rotation in MHD flow is found.     

Magnetohydrodynamic laminar source flow between two parallel disks

The steady axisymmetrical laminar source flow of an incompressible conducting fluid between two circular parallel disks in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is analytically investigated. A solution is obtained by expanding the velocity and the pressure distribution in terms of a power series of 1/r. Velocity, induced magnetic field, pressure and shear stress distributions are determined and compared with the case of the hydrodynamic solution. Pressure is found to be a function of both r and z in the general case and the flow is not parallel. At high magnetic fields, the velocity distribution degenerates to a uniform core surrounded by a boundary layer near the disks.Nomenclature C _f skin friction coefficient - H ₀ impressed magnetic field - H _r induced magnetic field in the radial direction, H _r /H ₀ - M Hartmann number, H ₀ t(/)^1/2 - P dimensionless static pressure, P*t ⁴/Q - P* static pressure - P ₀ reference dimensionless pressure - Q source discharge - R outer radius of disks - Rm magnetic Reynolds number, Q/t - Re Reynolds number, Q/t - 2t channel width - u dimensionless radial component of the velocity, u*t ²/Q - u* radial component of the velocity - w dimensionless axial component of the velocity, w*t ²/Q - w* axial component of the velocity - z, r dimensionless axial and radial directions, z*/t and r*/t, respectively - z*, r* axial and radial direction, respectively - magnetic permeability - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - density - electrical conductivity - ² LaPlacian operator in axisymmetrical cylindrical coordinates