Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers

Steady incompressible flow around a circular cylinder in an external magnetic field that is aligned with fluid flow direction is studied for Re (Reynolds number) up to 40 and the interaction parameter in the range 0≤N≤15 (or 0≤M≤30), where M is the Hartmann number related to N by the relation M=2NRe...

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Main Authors: T. V. S. Sekhar, R. Sivakumar, T. V. R. Ravi Kumar
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/JAM.2005.183
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description Steady incompressible flow around a circular cylinder in an external magnetic field that is aligned with fluid flow direction is studied for Re (Reynolds number) up to 40 and the interaction parameter in the range 0≤N≤15 (or 0≤M≤30), where M is the Hartmann number related to N by the relation M=2NRe, using finite difference method. The pressure-Poisson equation is solved to find pressure fields in the flow region. The multigrid method with defect correction technique is used to achieve the second-order accurate solution of complete nonlinear Navier-Stokes equations. It is found that the boundary layer separation at rear stagnation point for Re=10 is suppressed completely when N<1 and it started growing again when N≥9. For Re=20 and 40, the suppression is not complete and in addition to that the rear separation bubble started increasing when N≥3. The drag coefficient decreases for low values of N(<0.1) and then increases with increase of N. The pressure drag coefficient, total drag coefficient, and pressure at rear stagnation point vary with N. It is also found that the upstream and downstream pressures on the surface of the cylinder increase for low values of N(<0.1) and rear pressure inversion occurs with further increase of N. These results are in agreement with experimental findings.
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spelling doaj-art-72f7b4ef260f4ca3be5a0493ba7ed07e2025-02-03T05:54:15ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422005-01-012005318320310.1155/JAM.2005.183Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbersT. V. S. Sekhar0R. Sivakumar1T. V. R. Ravi Kumar2Department of Mathematics, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry 605014, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry 605014, IndiaDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Ideal College of Arts and Sciences, Kakinada 530003, IndiaSteady incompressible flow around a circular cylinder in an external magnetic field that is aligned with fluid flow direction is studied for Re (Reynolds number) up to 40 and the interaction parameter in the range 0≤N≤15 (or 0≤M≤30), where M is the Hartmann number related to N by the relation M=2NRe, using finite difference method. The pressure-Poisson equation is solved to find pressure fields in the flow region. The multigrid method with defect correction technique is used to achieve the second-order accurate solution of complete nonlinear Navier-Stokes equations. It is found that the boundary layer separation at rear stagnation point for Re=10 is suppressed completely when N<1 and it started growing again when N≥9. For Re=20 and 40, the suppression is not complete and in addition to that the rear separation bubble started increasing when N≥3. The drag coefficient decreases for low values of N(<0.1) and then increases with increase of N. The pressure drag coefficient, total drag coefficient, and pressure at rear stagnation point vary with N. It is also found that the upstream and downstream pressures on the surface of the cylinder increase for low values of N(<0.1) and rear pressure inversion occurs with further increase of N. These results are in agreement with experimental findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/JAM.2005.183
spellingShingle T. V. S. Sekhar
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Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
Journal of Applied Mathematics
title Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
title_full Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
title_fullStr Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
title_full_unstemmed Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
title_short Drag and pressure fields for the MHD flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate Reynolds numbers
title_sort drag and pressure fields for the mhd flow around a circular cylinder at intermediate reynolds numbers
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/JAM.2005.183
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