Finite Difference Solutions of 2D Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flow in a Rectangular Duct

2021-01-01
The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of an electrically conducting fluid is considered in a long channel of rectangular cross-section along with the z-axis. The fluid is driven by a pressure gradient along the z-axis. The flow is steady, laminar, fully-developed and is influenced by an external magnetic field applied perpendicular to the channel axis. So, the velocity field V = (0, 0, V ) and the magnetic field B = (0, B0, B) have only channel-axis components V and B depending only on the plane coordinates x and y on the cross-section of the channel which is a rectangular duct. The finite difference method (FDM) is devised to solve the problem tackling mixed type of boundary conditions such as no-slip and insulated walls and both slipping and variably conducting walls. Thus, the numerical results show the effects of the Hartmann number Ha, the conductivity parameter c and the slipping length α on both of the velocity and the induced magnetic field, especially near the walls. It is observed that the well-known characteristics of the MHD flow are also caught.
European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications, ENUMATH 2019
Citation Formats
S. Arslan and M. Tezer, “Finite Difference Solutions of 2D Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flow in a Rectangular Duct,” Egmond aan Zee, Hollanda, 2021, vol. 139, Accessed: 00, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85106412276&origin=inward.