Hydromagnetic Rayleigh problem in a rotating fluid

Abstract

An analysis of the MHD Rayleigh problem of a rotating fluid above a plate is carried out, when the magnetic Reynolds number of the flow is small and the magnetic field is fixed on the plate. An exact solution is obtained with the help of the Laplace transform technique. It is found that the effect of the magnetic field increases the primary flow and decreases the secondary flow. © 1986 with the authors.