On the amplification of small disturbances in a channel flow with a normal magnetic field

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2991-3005

  Airiau, Christophe ^a   Castets, Mélanie ^a  

^a IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULATION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WALL FLOW;

CONDUCTING WALLS; LINEAR THEORY;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW MODELING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 4344687151     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1765645     Document Type: Article

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