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

Authors

  • R. K. Srivastava Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur
  • K. M. Srivastava Institute of Plasma Physics, Julich, West Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.24.6559

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.

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Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Srivastava, R. K., & Srivastava, K. M. (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

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General Papers