An analysis of MHD interaction in hypersonic flows

none1noA model for the analysis of the magneto-plasmadynamic regime in hypersonic flows is presented. In the assumption of a low magnetic Reynolds number regime, the model couples a time dependent formulation of fluid dynamics with a steady state electrodynamics. The Navier-Stokes equations are discretized by means of a finite volume formulation. The electrodynamics is discretized by means of a finite element method. The model has been utilized for the analysis of the MHD interaction in the shock layer of a test body in a wind tunnel. The activity is aimed to the design of the experimental activity in the frame of an ASI research project on the MHD interaction in hypersonic flows.noneA. CristofoliniA. Cristofolin