Abstract
Equations for steady plane flows of non-Newtonian electrically conducting fluids of finite and infinite electrical conductivity are recast in the hodograph plane by using the Legendre transform function of the stream-function when the magnetic field is normal to the flow plane. Four examples are worked out to illustrate the developed theory. Solutions and geometries for these examples are determined.
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Chandna, O.P., Nguyen, P.V. Hodograph method in non-Newtonian MHD transverse fluid flows. J Eng Math 23, 119–139 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128864
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128864