International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2005 (2005), Issue 23, Pages 3727-3737
doi:10.1155/IJMMS.2005.3727

Stability of nonaxisymmetric ferrofluid flow in rotating cylinders with magnetic field

Abstract

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 has been investigated numerically. The critical value of the ratio Ω∗ 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.