Magnetoaerodynamic boundary layer flow with pressure gradient and separation

This study considers the large interaction parameter magnetoaerodynamic boundary layer associated with the free stream flow of a conducting fluid over an infinitely long circular insulator cylinder with the applied magnetic field normal to the distant free stream flow. The investigation is conducted in two parts; a theoretical solution of the associated boundary layer equations and a qualitative experimental investigation to allow visualization of flow separation caused by the magnetic field. The general integral formulation of Galerkin-Kantorovich-Dorodnitsyn is used to determine the boundary layer thickness, momentum thickness, displacement thickness, approximate separation point, and velocity profiles.