Generating a tide-like flow in a cylindrical vessel by electromagnetic forcing
Abstract
We show and compare numerical and experimental results on the electromagnetic generation of a tide-like flow structure in a cylindrical vessel which is filled with the eutectic liquid metal alloy GaInSn. Fields of various strengths and frequencies are applied to drive liquid metal flows. The impact of the field variations on amplitude and structure of the flows is investigated. The results represent the basis for a future Rayleigh-B\'enard experiment, in which a modulated tide-like flow perturbation is expected to synchronize the typical sloshing mode of the large-scale circulation. A similar entrainment mechanism for the helicity in the Sun may be responsible for the synchronization of the solar dynamo with the alignment cycle of the tidally dominant planets Venus, Earth and Jupiter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2006.03491,
title = {Generating a tide-like flow in a cylindrical vessel by electromagnetic forcing},
author = {Peter Jüstel and Sebastian Röhrborn and Peter Frick and Vladimir Galindo and Thomas Gundrum and Felix Schindler and Frank Stefani and Rodion Stepanov and Tobias Vogt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.03491},
year = {2020}
}
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11 pages, 19 figure