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MHD unsteady flows due to non-coaxial rotations of a disk and a fluid at infinity

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Abstract

Exact analytical solution for flows of an electrically conducting fluid over an infinite oscillatory disk in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field is constructed. Both the disk and the fluid are in a state of non-coaxial rotation. Such a flow model has a great significance not only due to its own theoretical interest, but also due to applications to geophysics and engineering. The resulting initial value problem has been solved analytically by applying the Laplace transform technique and the explicit expressions for the velocity for steady and unsteady cases have been established. The analysis of the obtained results shows that the flow field is appreciably influenced by the applied magnetic field, the frequency and rotation parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-240
Number of pages6
JournalActa Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • General periodic oscillation
  • Laplace transform
  • Magnetohydrodynamic flow
  • Non-coaxial rotation

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