PLASMA BOUNDARY LAYERS

Abstract

A review is given of recent work on boundary layers in electrically- conducting fluids. This includes a discussion of the differences between ordinary boundary layers and plasma boundary layers with special reference to the new dimensionless parameters for the magnetic case, including those which arise from the microscopic structure of the fluid. The convection of current and vorticity along magnetic field lines by the Alfven wave mechanism is shown to be the principal new propagation mechanism in magnetohydrodynamic boundary layers. Recent work in inertial boundary layers, channel flows, wakes, and electrode boundary layers is summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0294152

Entities

People

  • James A. Fay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Channel Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Prandtl Number
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stagnation Point

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics