Two-Dimensional Flow Calculations in the Electric Field Plane for Linear MHD Channels

Abstract

The two-dimensional, steady, compressible, inviscid flow of ionized gas through linear, segmented electrode, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) channels is computed in the plane of the applied electric field. The solutions obtained for the gas dynamic and electrical quantities satisfy the coupled fluid mechanical conservation laws and Maxwell's equations at all points of the flow field simultaneously. The nonuniform profiles which are obtained include the effects of transverse variations in incoming gas dynamic profiles, local Hall currents in Faraday channels, transverse currents in Hall devices, and axial magnetic field gradients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730289

Entities

People

  • Paul W. Johnson

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Current Density
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Plasma Physics.