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MacGillivray, Dean (1960) Motion of a Current Element Through a Fluid of Low Electrical Conductivity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/B0AW-TR02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12072005-131316
Abstract
Two-dimensional flow of an incompressible, viscous, electrically conducting fluid past a current element is studied. A solution in the form of an asymptotic development is obtained, valid as a certain dimensionless parameter (essentially the product of the electrical conductivity and the current) tends to zero. An expression for the drag on the current element is computed, and is found to be independent of viscosity.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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| Subject Keywords: | (Aeronautics) |
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Division: | Engineering and Applied Science |
| Major Option: | Aeronautics |
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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| Group: | GALCIT |
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| Defense Date: | 1960 |
| Additional Information: | Thesis title varies in 1960 Caltech commencement program: Asymptotic Solutions for a Problem in Low Conductivity Magnetohydrodynamics |
| Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-12072005-131316 |
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12072005-131316 |
| DOI: | 10.7907/B0AW-TR02 |
| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
| ID Code: | 4828 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | Imported from ETD-db |
| Deposited On: | 08 Dec 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2023 18:44 |
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