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Efficiency analysis of magnetic field configuration in MHD flow control

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Abstract

Influences of the magnetic field configuration on the heat flux density distribution along a ballistic reentry vehicle surface were numerically investigated with the low magnetic Reynolds number approximation of MHD (Magnetohydrodynamics) model. The numerical results show the distinct difference of the effects on the heat flux density distribution of the two magnetic dipoles with the same magnitude and different orientations, indicating the efficiency problem in heat flux management by utilizing MHD method. Due to the influences of the magnetic dipoles on the energy conversion mechanism of the flow, the principles of the magnetic field configuration in heat flux mitigation are developed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)752-759
Number of pages8
JournalLixue Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Volume40
Issue number6
StatePublished - Nov 2008

Keywords

  • Heat flux management
  • Low magnetic Reynolds approximation
  • MHD
  • Magnetic field configuration

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