SOLUTIONS OF MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC PROBLEMS BASED ON A CONVENTIONAL COMPUTATIONAL FLUID-DYNAMICS CODE

It is pointed out that there exists a hidden analogy between magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and conventional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) equations. This allows the generalization of any conventional CFD code so that the effects of MHD can be accounted for. This generalization is actually made for the FLUENT CFD code. Although this generalized FLUENT code can easily be adjusted to any MI-ID environment, it has been specifically designed for metallurgical applications. Predictions of the code are validated against the analytical solutions for the Poiseuille-Hartmann flow and for the shielding of magnetic field oscillations by a conducting medium (skin effect).