Radiative magnetogasdynamic Couette flow with variable parameters

Abstract

Couette flow of an electrically conducting compressible fluid with uniform magnetic field applied transversely between flat walls of arbitrary electrical conductivity, radiative emissivity and temperature is analysed. The equations of steady flow are formulated with the introduction of temperature dependent coefficients of viscosity and thermal and electrical conductivity, together with absorption coefficient in addition dependent upon the density. Profiles of velocity, induced magnetic field, radiative flux and temperature are derived numerically under a one-dimensional modelling. The parameter dependence, expressed as a power law, is found to have a marked effect upon the velocity and magnetic field but to be of little import for the thermal profiles. Similar influence is found for the effect of wall electrical conductivity and emissivity. On the other hand, changes in the strength of the fluid thermal conductivity significantly affect the temperature profile in the presence of electromagnetic interaction.