Stability of nonaxisymmetric ferrofluid flow in rotating cylinders with magnetic field (Q2368494)

Summary: We investigate numerically the effect of an axially applied magnetic field on the stability of a ferrofluid flow in an annular space between two coaxially rotating cylinders with nonaxisymmetric disturbances. The critical value of the ratio \(\Omega^\ast\) of angular speeds of the two cylinders, at the onset of the first nonaxisymmetric mode of disturbance, has been observed to be affected by the applied magnetic field.