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On magnetohydrodynamic flows generated by an electric current discharge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

C. Sozou
C. Sozou
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computing Science, University of Sheffield, England
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Abstract

Magnetohydrodynamic flows generated in a semi-infinite viscous incompressible conducting fluid by the discharge of an electric current J0 from a point on the infinite plane bounding the fluid develop singularities when J0 exceeds a certain critical value. In practical applications sometimes currents much in excess of the critical value of J0 may be passed between electrodes before singularities appear in the velocity field. In this paper we consider the flow field associated with some current distributions and attempt to provide an explanation for the discrepancy between theory and experiment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , 15 May 1974 , pp. 665 - 671
Copyright
© 1974 Cambridge University Press

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