Spatial evolution of a quasi-two-dimensional Karman vortex street subjected to a strong uniform magnetic field

Ahmad Hussein Abdul Hamid, Wisam AlSaadi, Alban Potherat, Gregory Sheard

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Abstract

A vortex decay model for predicting spatial evolution of peak vorticity in a wake behind a cylinder is presented. For wake vortices in the stable region behind the formation region, results have shown that the presented model has a good capability of predicting spatial evolution of peak vorticity within an advecting vortex across 0.1 ≤ β ≤ 0.4, 500 ≤ H ≤ 5000, and 1500 ≤ ReL ≤ 8250. The model is also generalized to predict the decay behaviour of wake vortices in a class of quasi-two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic duct flows. Comparison with published data demonstrates remarkable consistency.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1 - 23
Number of pages23
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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