Hydrothermal wave instability of thermocapillary-driven convection in a coplanar magnetic field

1997 ◽  
Vol 347 ◽  
pp. 141-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
JĀNIS PRIEDE ◽  
GUNTER GERBETH

We study the linear stability of surface-tension-driven unidirectional shear flow in an unbounded electrically conducting liquid layer heated from the side and subjected to a uniform magnetic field in the plane of the layer. The threshold of convective instability with respect to oblique travelling waves is calculated depending on the strength and orientation of the magnetic field. For longitudinal waves the critical Marangoni number and the corresponding wavelength are found to increase directly with the induction of a sufficiently strong magnetic field. In general, a coplanar magnetic field causes stabilization of all disturbances except those aligned with the field, which are not influenced at all. With increase of the magnetic field this effect results in the alignment of the most unstable disturbance along the magnetic flux lines. The maximal stabilization is ensured by the magnetic field being imposed spanwise to the basic flow. The corresponding critical Marangoni number is found to be almost insensitive to the thermal properties of the bottom. The strength of the magnetic field necessary to attain the maximal stabilization for a thermally well-conducting bottom is considerably lower than that for an insulating bottom. The basic return flow is found to be linearly stable with respect to purely hydrodynamic disturbances. This effect determines the stability of the basic state with respect to transverse hydrothermal waves at Prandtl number Pr<Prc=0.018. For such a small Pr no alignment of the critical perturbation with a spanwise magnetic field is possible, and the critical Marangoni number can be increased almost directly with the strength of the magnetic field without limit.

1998 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
RENU BAJAJ ◽  
S. K. MALIK

A nonlinear thermal instability in a layer of electrically conducting fluid in the presence of a magnetic field is discussed. Steady-state bifurcation results in the formation of patterns: rolls, squares and hexagons. The stability of various patterns is also investigated. It is found that in the absence of a magnetic field only rolls are stable, but when the magnetic field strength exceeds a certain finite value, squares and hexagons also become stable.


2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 991-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izwan Ismail ◽  
Saiful Amri Mazlan ◽  
Abdul Ghani Olabi

In this study, a testing rig in squeeze was designed and developed with the ability to conduct various tests especially for quasi-static squeezing at different values of magnetic field strength. Finite Element Method Magnetics (FEMM) was utilized to simulate the magnetic field distribution and magnetic flux lines generation from electromagnetic coil to the testing rig. Tests were conducted with two types of MR fluid. MRF-132DG was used to obtain the behaviour of MR fluid, while synthesized epoxy-based MR fluid was used for investigating the magnetic field distribution with regards to particle chains arrangement. Simulation results of the rig design showed that the magnetic flux density was well distributed across the tested materials. Magnetic flux lines were aligned with force direction to perform squeeze tests. Preliminary experimental results showed that stress-strain pattern of MR fluids were in agreement with previous results. The epoxy-based MR samples produced excellent metallographic samples for carbonyl iron particles distributions and particle chain structures investigation.


Linearized equations are derived which govern the stability of a viscous, electrically conducting fluid in motion between two parallel planes in the presence of a co-planar magnetic field. With one suitable approximation, which restricts the valid range of Reynolds number of the theory, the problem of stability is reduced to the solution of a fourth-order ordinary differential equation. The disturbances considered are neither amplified nor damped, but are neutral. Curves of wave number against Reynolds number for neutral stability are calculated for a range of values of a certain parameter, q , which represents the magnetic effects. For given physical and geometrical properties, the critical Reynolds number above which the flow is unstable rises with the strength of the magnetic field. These results are completely within the range of the approximation mentioned. In addition, an energy relation is derived which illustrates the balance between energy transferred from the basic flow to the disturbances, and that dissipated by viscosity and by the magnetic field perturbations.


1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanefusa Gotoh

The effect of a uniform and parallel magnetic field upon the stability of a free shear layer of an electrically conducting fluid is investigated. The equations of the velocity and the magnetic disturbances are solved numerically and it is shown that the flow is stabilized with increasing magnetic field. When the magnetic field is expressed in terms of the parameter N (= M2/R2), where M is the Hartmann number and R is the Reynolds number, the lowest critical Reynolds number is caused by the two-dimensional disturbances. So long as 0 [les ] N [les ] 0·0092 the flow is unstable at all R. For 0·0092 < N [les ] 0·0233 the flow is unstable at 0 < R < Ruc where Ruc decreases as N increases. For 0·0233 < N < 0·0295 the flow is unstable at Rlc < R < Ruc where Rlc increases with N. Lastly for N > 0·0295 the flow is stable at all R. When the magnetic field is measured by M, the lowest critical Reynolds number is still due to the two-dimensional disturbances provided 0 [les ] M [les ] 0·52, and Rc is given by the corresponding Rlc. For M > 0·52, Rc is expressed as Rc = 5·8M, and the responsible disturbance is the three-dimensional one which propagates at angle cos−1(0·52/M) to the direction of the basic flow.


2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahinder Singh ◽  
Pardeep Kumar

The problem of thermal instability of compressible, electrically conducting couple-stress fluids in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is considered. Following the linearized stability theory and normal mode analysis, the dispersion relation is obtained. For stationary convection, the compressibility, couple-stress, and magnetic field postpone the onset of convection. Graphs have been plotted by giving numerical values of the parameters to depict the stability characteristics. The principle of exchange of stabilities is found to be satisfied. The magnetic field introduces oscillatory modes in the system that were non-existent in its absence. The case of overstability is also studied wherein a sufficient condition for the non-existence of overstability is obtained.


2012 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 466-470
Author(s):  
Z.Q. Liu ◽  
Y. Chen ◽  
J. Teng

The working principle of the electromagnetic barrel finishing machine as well as the generating mechanism and effect of the alternating rotating magnetic field are analyzed, based on the electromagnetic theory to establish a mathematical model of the rotating magnetic field, by the ANSYS finite-element method, resolved the effect of the magnetic flux density and magnetic field strength impacted on the grinding pressure, the electromagnetic finishing machine internal magnetic flux lines distribution law is analyzed under the influence of the alternating rotating magnetic field, finally the reasonableness of the magnetic field distribution is verified by experiments and the electromagnetic finishing machine has been optimized.


Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Evgeny Mikhailov ◽  
Daniela Boneva ◽  
Maria Pashentseva

A wide range of astrophysical objects, such as the Sun, galaxies, stars, planets, accretion discs etc., have large-scale magnetic fields. Their generation is often based on the dynamo mechanism, which is connected with joint action of the alpha-effect and differential rotation. They compete with the turbulent diffusion. If the dynamo is intensive enough, the magnetic field grows, else it decays. The magnetic field evolution is described by Steenbeck—Krause—Raedler equations, which are quite difficult to be solved. So, for different objects, specific two-dimensional models are used. As for thin discs (this shape corresponds to galaxies and accretion discs), usually, no-z approximation is used. Some of the partial derivatives are changed by the algebraic expressions, and the solenoidality condition is taken into account as well. The field generation is restricted by the equipartition value and saturates if the field becomes comparable with it. From the point of view of mathematical physics, they can be characterized as stable points of the equations. The field can come to these values monotonously or have oscillations. It depends on the type of the stability of these points, whether it is a node or focus. Here, we study the stability of such points and give examples for astrophysical applications.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abd El-Aziz ◽  
Tamer Nabil

The effect of thermal radiation on steady hydromagnetic heat transfer by mixed convection flow of a viscous incompressible and electrically conducting fluid past an exponentially stretching continuous sheet is examined. Wall temperature and stretching velocity are assumed to vary according to specific exponential forms. An external strong uniform magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the sheet and the Hall effect is taken into consideration. The resulting governing equations are transformed into a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using appropriate transformations and then solved analytically by the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The solution is found to be dependent on six governing parameters including the magnetic field parameterM, Hall parameterm, the buoyancy parameterξ, the radiation parameterR, the parameter of temperature distributiona, and Prandtl number Pr. A systematic study is carried out to illustrate the effects of these major parameters on the velocity and temperature distributions in the boundary layer, the skin-friction coefficients, and the local Nusselt number.


1967 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Cowley

Ionizing shocks for plane flows with the magnetic field lying in the flow plane are considered. The gas is assumed to be electrically conducting downstream, but non-conducting upstream. Shocks whose downstream state has a normal velocity component less than the slow magneto-acoustic-wave speed and whose upstream state is supersonic are found to be non-evolutionary in the face of plane magneto-acoustic disturbances, unless the upstream electric field in a frame of reference where the gas is at rest is arbitrary. Velocity conditions are also determined for shock stability with the electric field not arbitrary.Shock structures are found for the case of large ohmic diffusion, the initial temperature rise and ionization of the gas being caused by a thin transition having the properties of an ordinary gasdynamic shock. For the case where shocks are evolutionary when the upstream electric field is arbitrary, the shock structure requirements only restrict the electric field by limiting the range of possible values. When shocks are evolutionary with the electric field not arbitrary, they can only have a structure for a particular value of the electric field. Limits to the current carried by ionizing shocks and the effects of precursor ionization are discussed qualitatively.


Author(s):  
Chuncheng Yang ◽  
Zhong Liu ◽  
Xiangyu Pei ◽  
Cuiling Jin ◽  
Mengchun Yu ◽  
...  

Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) based on amorphous Fe-Si-B alloy magnetic particles were prepared. The influence of annealing treatment on stability and rheological property of MRFs was investigated. The saturation magnetization ( Ms) of amorphous Fe-Si-B particles after annealing at 550°C is 131.5 emu/g, which is higher than that of amorphous Fe-Si-B particles without annealing. Moreover, the stability of MRF with annealed amorphous Fe-Si-B particles is better than that of MRF without annealed amorphous Fe-Si-B particles. Stearic acid at 3 wt% was added to the MRF2 to enhance the fluid stability to greater than 90%. In addition, the rheological properties demonstrate that the prepared amorphous particle MRF shows relatively strong magnetic responsiveness, especially when the magnetic field strength reaches 365 kA/m. As the magnetic field intensified, the yield stress increased dramatically and followed the Herschel-Bulkley model.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document