AN EXACT ANALYSIS OF LAMINAR MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW IN THE ENTRANCE REGION OF A FLAT DUCT,

Abstract

A numerical method for obtaining solutions of laminar boundary layer equations for incompressible fluids due to Hartree has been modified here to obtain solutions of the problem of laminar flow of a conducting fluid with constant properties in the entrance region of a semi-infinite flat duct with a transverse magnetic field. The non-linear equations governing the flow in the entrance region are solved numerically for various values of Hartmann numbers and the corresponding velocity profiles, pressure distribution and inlet length are obtained. The same method can be applied to other problems of similar nature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608860

Entities

People

  • R. Manohar

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Laminar Flow
  • Layers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics