Linear stability analysis of magnetohydrodynamic duct flows with perfectly conducting walls
Open Access
- 27 October 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 12 (10), e0186944
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186944
Abstract
The stability of magnetohydrodynamic flow in a duct with perfectly conducting walls is investigated in the presence of a homogeneous and constant static magnetic field. The temporal growth and spatial distribution of perturbations are obtained by solving iteratively the direct and adjoint governing equations with respect of perturbations, based on nonmodal stability theory. The effect of the applied magnetic field, as well as the aspect ratio of the duct on the stability of the magnetohydrodynamic duct flow is taken into account. The computational results show that, weak jets appear near the sidewalls at a moderate magnetic field and the velocity of the jet increases with the increase of the intensity of the magnetic field. The duct flow is stable at either weak or strong magnetic field, but becomes unstable at moderate intensity magnetic field, and the stability is invariance with the aspect ratio of the duct. The instability of magnetohydrodynamic duct flow is related with the exponential growth of perturbations evolving on the fully developed jets. Transient growth of perturbations is also observed in the computation and the optimal perturbation is found to be in the form of streamwise vortices and localized within the sidewall layers. By contrast, the Hartmann layer perpendicular to the magnetic field is irrelevant to the stability issue of the magnetohydrodynamic duct flow.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11302076)
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (A2014502047)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2014MS111)
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