THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS ON HEAT TRANSFER TO ELECTRICALY CONDUCTING FLUIDS,

Abstract

A review of the effects of electric and magnetic fields on heat transfer in electrically conducting fluids is given. Starting from first principles, the basic equations are developed and then applied to various classical heat-transfer problems, such as free convection, channel flow, and boundary-layer flows. Each subject discussed has some practical application to contemporary engineering problems, such as heat exchangers in nuclear power plants, heating problems in power generation and propulsion, and aerodynamic heating. This survey indicates that the development of superconducting magnets may make the reduction of aerodynamic heating by magnetic means feasible, especially for re-entry from superorbital speeds. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0470968

Entities

People

  • Mary F. Romig

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Channel Flow
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Flow
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heating
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Superconducting Magnets
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics