Effect of arbitrary magnetic Reynolds number on MHD flows in convergent-divergent channels

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-707

  Makinde, O D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flow; Inertia; Liquid flow; Magnetism; Number theory; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; METAL CASTINGS; METALS; MIXED CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

APPROXIMATION METHODS; CENTRAL REGION; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FLOW REVERSALS; FLUID VELOCITIES; MAGNETIC (CE); MAGNETIC-FIELD INTENSITY; MOLTEN METAL; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; REYNOLDS (CO); TURNING POINTS; VISCOUS LIQUIDS;

METAL CASTING;

EID: 48249148152     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615530810885524     Document Type: Article

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