Sufficient Conditions for Stability of Completely Confined Fluids in Presence of Magnetic Field

  • R. K. Srivastava Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur
  • K. M. Srivastava Institute of Plasma Physics, Julich, West Germany
Keywords: Electrically conducting, Incompressible fluid, Concentration gradients, Rayleigh number

Abstract

Effect of magnetic field on the electrically conducting incompressible fluid, completely confined in a smooth container of arbitrary shape, has been studied. The temperature gradient, concentration gradients and time independent magnetic field are assumed to act parallel to body force. Two Rayleigh numbers i.e. Modified Rayleigh number M R and critical Rayleigh number Rc have been obtained. It is found that instability occurs if MR<Re.
Published
2014-07-01
How to Cite
Srivastava, R., & Srivastava, K. (2014). Sufficient Conditions for Stability of Completely Confined Fluids in Presence of Magnetic Field. Defence Science Journal, 24(3), 101-106. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.24.6559
Section
General Papers