Magnetohydrodynamic flow in a right-angle bend in a strong magnetic field

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 326, Issue , 1996, Pages 91-123

  Stieglitz, R ^a   Barleon, L ^a   Buhler L ^a   Molokov, S ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ASYMPTOTIC THEORY; HARTMANN NUMBER; INERTIAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030286993     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096008257     Document Type: Article

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