ON MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC VORTICES

Abstract

The equation for axi-symmetric magnetohydrostatic equilibria in stationary conductive fluid is re-examined. Spheroidal magnetic conducting vortices are shown as examples of equilibrium configurations. Then a circulating sphere of viscous conducting fluid moving slowly along an aligned spatially uniform magnetic field, varying linearly with time, is shown to be a megneto hydrodynamic vortex which satisfies all reason able boundary conditions for real fluids. The possibility of experimental verification is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410118

Entities

People

  • Vivian O'brien

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Helmholtz Equations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reynolds Number
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics