Induction in a von Karman flow driven by ferromagnetic impellers
Fluid Dynamics
2015-05-14 v1
Abstract
We study magnetohydrodynamics in a von K\'arm\'an flow driven by the rotation of impellers made of material with varying electrical conductivity and magnetic permeability. Gallium is the working fluid and magnetic Reynolds numbers of order unity are achieved. We find that specific induction effects arise when the impeller's electric and magnetic characteristics differ from that of the fluid. Implications in regards to the VKS dynamo are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0912.2429,
title = {Induction in a von Karman flow driven by ferromagnetic impellers},
author = {Gautier Verhille and Nicolas Plihon and Mickael Bourgoin and Philippe Odier and Jean-Francois Pinton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.2429},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
14 pages, 7 figures