A new integral method for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow analysis

A new magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) analysis and simulation model is developed to provide analysis of current MHD test data and simulation of higher interaction prototypical hardware. An analytic approximation of the turbulent boundary layer velocity profile has been used to describe attached and near separated MHD flow over the entire computational domain. The velocity profile model has been validated with available incompressible and compressible non-MHD turbulent boundary layer flow experimental data. A lag equation is introduced into the turbulent boundary layer calculations and shows good agreement with experiments. A analytic description of the temperature as a function of velocity, through a MHD turbulent boundary layer for constant but non-unity Prandtl number, has been derived in this study to provide a better representation of the MHD enthalpy layer profiles. The model has been tested against non-MHD cases and shows good agreement. An improved electrical model has been coupled with the code to prove the electrical distribution throughout the flow field. The combined code is able to solve the MHD flow equations in a marching fashion for fast calculations and simulate Faraday and link resistor supported diagonal generator loadings. Results of the computer model are compared with experimental data