ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
The steady two-dimensional, viscous, electrically conducting flow around a circular cylinder is investigated. The flow and magnetic field are uniform and parallel at large distances from the cylinder. The equations and boundary conditions are derived for arbitrary values of R, Rmand β, where R is the Reynolds number, Rm the magnetic Reynolds number and β, the ratio of the square of the Alfvén speed to the square of the main stream speed. Because of the large number of parameters involved, the numerical solution is restricted to R = 40, Rm = 1 and infinity and 0 ≤ β ≤ 4. Also the cylinder is taken to be a perfect conductor, this avoids having to compute the magnetic field within the cylinder.The numerical computations for the non-magnetic case, i.e. β = 0, are presented and are found to be in good agreement with existing results. The effect of increasing the strength of the magnetic field (i.e. increasing β) on the drag coefficient, the size and position of the standing vortex and the increasing effect of the upstream propagation of disturbances are examined.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620080407
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