TURBULENCE SUPPRESSION IN MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOWS,

Abstract

The effect of the suppression of turbulent fluctuations in turbulent magnetohydrodynamic flows was investigated experimentally and theoretically. The experimental work consisted of the measurement of the change in velocity profiles in a quasi-fully developed channel flow due to an imposed, transverse, magnetic field of 26.5 kilogauss. The velocity profiles were measured in a plane perpendicular to the imposed magnetic field with a special, cooled Pitot tube. It was found that the magnetic field tended to 'laminarize' the velocity profiles and to reduce the Reynolds' stress. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0697371

Entities

People

  • J. G. Olin

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Channel Flow
  • Flow
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Transverse
  • Tubes
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.