magnetoaerodynamics

magnetoaerodynamics

[mag¦nēd·ō¦er·ō·dī′nam·iks]
(plasma physics)
Study of the properties and characteristics of, and the forces exerted by, highly ionized air and other gases; applied principally to study of reentering ballistic missiles and spacecraft.
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Hall current with ion slip has important engineering applications in the problem of magnetohydrodynamics generators and Hall accelerators as well as in flight magnetoaerodynamics.
Ion slip effect on viscoelastic fluid flow past an impulsively started infinite vertical plate embedded in a porous medium with chemical reaction
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