Numerical magneto hydro dynamic flow simulation of velocity and pressure for electrically conducting, incompressible fluids

Abstract

In this paper, we report on numerical simulations of incompressible MagnetoHydroDdynamic flows by a two dimensional finite difference scheme associated to an appropriate projection method performed to characterize velocity-pressure formulations along the specified MHD duct by solving the set of differential equations of magnetohydrodynamics. In the present calculation, a working electrolytic solution is considered in order to bring up the application of the magnetohydrodynamic micropump. Numerical results show the characteristics of flow velocity, pressure distribution and their convergence tests. The computations aim to optimize the flow rate of a given MHD micropump regarding to its geometrical dimensions and the external electromagnetic excitation. Copyright © 2007 by ABCM.