Stokes approximation for two-dimensional inductionless magnetohydrodynamic flows (Q1189930)

The applicability of the Stokes approximation for describing steady MHD flows in infinitely long cylinders when there is no motion along the generator is examined. The external magnetic field only has a rotational component; it is stationary, coplanar with the flow plane and transverse to the surface of the cylinder. Sufficient conditions are indicated connecting the Reynolds and Hartmann numbers for which the nonlinear terms in the Navier-Stokes equations can be ignored. Efficient a priori limits are obtained on various norms of the absolute error of the flow velocity.