Magnetohydrodynamic-Hypersonic Viscous Flow near the Stagnation Point of a Blunt Body.

Myron C. Smith, C. S. Wu

ResearchPublished 1964

Numerical solutions of equations governing the hypersonic flow about a magnetized body. These solutions illustrate the effects of Reynolds number and magnetic parameter on the structure of the applied magnetic field. The results show that for magnetic parameters larger than a critical value, numerical solutions do not exist. A critical magnetic parameter is considered to result from an assumption of a given magnetic field at the shock. By increasing the conductivity, and thereby the induced magnetic field, the applied field at the shock disappears. This in turn violates the basic assumption of a finite field at the shock. The Memorandum concludes that the applied magnetic field can only be defined at the body where it is a natural characteristic of the problem.

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Smith, Myron C. and C. S. Wu, Magnetohydrodynamic-Hypersonic Viscous Flow near the Stagnation Point of a Blunt Body. RAND Corporation, RM-3970-PR, 1964. As of September 5, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3970.html
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Smith, Myron C. and C. S. Wu, Magnetohydrodynamic-Hypersonic Viscous Flow near the Stagnation Point of a Blunt Body. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1964. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3970.html. Also available in print form.
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