PLANE COUETTE FLOW OF A CONDUCTING GAS THROUGH A TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD.

Abstract

The general equations of a plane Couette flow of an electrically conducting, variable property gas in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field are analyzed under several sets of simplifying assumptions. Significant effects upon the skin friction are found in all cases, but heat transfer is found to be affected only through property value variations and the recovery factor not affected at all. Strong effects upon both velocity and temperature profiles are evident in all cases and a 'separation' profile occurs at strong values of the magnetic parameter. When interpreted as a boundary layer flow with plate spacing varied arbitrarily so as to preserve constant mass flow, the results for a constant property, variable conductivity fluid are in good agreement with a boundary layer analysis. This assumption may be of use in obtaining preliminary estimates of variable property flows. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0829022

Entities

People

  • Bernard M. Leadon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Conductivity
  • Couette Flow
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Heat Transfer
  • Layers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mass Flow
  • Skin Friction
  • Transverse

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster