An analysis has been performed to study magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) squeeze flow between two parallel infinite disks where one disk is impermeable and the other is porous with either suction or injection of the fluid. We investigate the combined effect of inertia, electromagnetic forces, and suction or injection. With the introduction of a similarity transformation, the continuity and momentum equations governing the squeeze flow are reduced to a single, nonlinear, ordinary differential equation. An approximate solution of the equation subject to the appropriate boundary conditions is derived using the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) and compared with the direct numerical solution (NS). Results showing the effect of squeeze Reynolds number, Hartmann number and the suction/injection parameter on the axial and radial velocity distributions are presented and discussed. The approximate solution is found to be highly accurate for the ranges of parameters investigated. Because of its simplicity, versatility and high accuracy, the method can be applied to study linear and nonlinear boundary value problems arising in other engineering applications.

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Approximate Analysis of MHD Squeeze Flow between Two Parallel Disks with Suction or Injection by Homotopy Perturbation Method

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Unsteady squeezing flow of a viscous MHD fluid between parallel plates, a solution using the homotopy perturbation method

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The magnetohydrodynamic squeeze film

On the basis of Christensen's stochastic model of rough surfaces, this study theoretically analyzes the effect of surface roughness on the dynamic stiffness and damping characteristics of compensated hydrostatic circular step thrust bearings. Both the stochastic Reynolds equation with rotational inertia effect and the recess flow continuity equation with recess volume fluid compressibility effect are derived to take into account the presence of roughness on the bearing surfaces. Using a small perturbation method, the dynamic coefficients of bearings are evaluated. According to the results, the mean stiffness and damping behaviours are significantly affected by the roughness pattern and the height of roughness. The effect of circumferential roughness provides an increase in the mean bearing stiffness and damping characteristics as compared to the smooth-bearing case. However, these trends are reversed for the bearing having radial roughness structure. An illustration of a design example is also included for industrial practice.

Surface roughness effect on the dynamic stiffness and damping characteristics of compensated hydrostatic thrust bearings

Network numerical analysis of hydromagnetic squeeze film flow dynamics between two parallel rotating disks with induced magnetic field effects

The motion of an electrically conducting, incompressible, viscous fluid in the presence of a magnetic field is analyzed for flow between two parallel disks, one of which rotates at a constant angular velocity. The specific application to liquid metal lubrication in thrust bearings is considered. The two field configurations discussed are: an axial magnetic field with a radial current and a radial magnetic field with an axial current. It is shown that the load capacity of the bearing is dependent on the MHD interactions in the fluid and that the frictional torque on the rotor can be made zero for both field configurations by supplying electrical energy through the electrodes to the fluid.

R. A. Elco

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