Title :
The element-free Galerkin method applied to the study of fully developed magnetohydrodynamic duct flows
Author :
Verardi, Sérgio Luís Lopes ; Machado, José Márcio ; Cardoso, José Roberto
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Stat. Dept., Sao Paulo State Univ., Brazil
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the meshless method is introduced to magnetohydrodynamics. A numerical scheme based on the element-free Galerkin method is used to solve the laminar steady-state two-dimensional fully developed magnetohydrodynamic flow in a rectangular duct. Accurate and convergent solutions are achieved for low to moderately high Hartmann numbers
Keywords :
Galerkin method; convergence of numerical methods; flow simulation; laminar flow; magnetohydrodynamics; pipe flow; Hartmann number; convergence; element-free Galerkin method; laminar two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow; meshless method; numerical simulation; rectangular duct; Boundary conditions; Conductivity; Ducts; Equations; Geometry; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic liquids; Magnetohydrodynamics; Moment methods;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
