scholarly journals Magneto-convective fluctuation during downward flow of liquid metal in a heated pipe in a transverse magnetic field

2021 ◽  
Vol 2057 (1) ◽  
pp. 012023
Author(s):  
P A Sardov ◽  
Ya I Listratov ◽  
I A Belyaev
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Reactor Technology ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Amplitude Fluctuations

Abstract An imposed strong magnetic field suppresses turbulence and profoundly changes the nature of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid. We consider this effect for the case of mixed convection flows in pipes and ducts, in which unique regimes characterized by extreme temperature gradients and high-amplitude fluctuations (the so-called magnetoconvective fluctuations) have been recently discovered. The configuration is directly relevant to the design of the liquid-metal components of future nuclear fusion reactors. This work presents the general picture of the flow transformation emerging from the recent numerical studies (DNS - Direct Numerical Simulation), illustrates the key known facts, and outlines the remaining open questions. Implications for fusion reactor technology and novel experimental and numerical methods are also discussed.

Mixed Convection in Pipe and Duct Flows With Strong Magnetic Fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Zikanov ◽  
Ivan Belyaev ◽  
Yaroslav Listratov ◽  
Peter Frick ◽  
Nikita Razuvanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Fusion Reactor ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Reactor Technology ◽  
Electrically Conducting Fluid ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Amplitude Fluctuations

Abstract An imposed strong magnetic field suppresses turbulence and profoundly changes the nature of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid. We consider this effect for the case of mixed convection flows in pipes and ducts, in which unique regimes characterized by extreme temperature gradients and high-amplitude fluctuations (the so-called magnetoconvective fluctuations) have been recently discovered. The configuration is directly relevant to the design of the liquid-metal components of future nuclear fusion reactors. This review presents the general picture of the flow transformation emerging from the recent studies, illustrates the key known facts, and outlines the remaining open questions. Implications for fusion reactor technology and novel experimental and numerical methods are also discussed.

Heat Transfer in Liquid Metal at an Upward Flow in a Pipe in Transverse Magnetic Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-409
Author(s):  
N. A. Luchinkin ◽  
N. G. Razuvanov ◽  
I. A. Belyaev ◽  
V. G. Sviridov
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Transverse Magnetic Field ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Upward Flow

scholarly journals Decay of turbulence in a liquid metal duct flow with transverse magnetic field

2019 ◽  
Vol 867 ◽  
pp. 661-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Zikanov ◽  
Dmitry Krasnov ◽  
Thomas Boeck ◽  
Semion Sukoriansky
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transverse Magnetic Field ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Duct Flow ◽  
Velocity Fluctuations ◽  
Turbulence Decay ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Typical Length

Decay of honeycomb-generated turbulence in a duct with a static transverse magnetic field is studied via direct numerical simulations. The simulations follow the revealing experimental study of Sukoriansky et al. (Exp. Fluids, vol. 4 (1), 1986, pp. 11–16), in particular the paradoxical observation of high-amplitude velocity fluctuations, which exist in the downstream portion of the flow when the strong transverse magnetic field is imposed in the entire duct including the honeycomb exit, but not in other configurations. It is shown that the fluctuations are caused by the large-scale quasi-two-dimensional structures forming in the flow at the initial stages of the decay and surviving the magnetic suppression. Statistical turbulence properties, such as the energy decay curves, two-point correlations and typical length scales are computed. The study demonstrates that turbulence decay in the presence of a magnetic field is a complex phenomenon critically depending on the state of the flow at the moment the field is introduced.

scholarly journals Effect of a magnetic field on the growth rate of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability of a laser-accelerated thin ablative surface

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. RUDRAIAH ◽  
B.S. KRISHNAMURTHY ◽  
A.S. JALAJA ◽  
TARA DESAI
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Transverse Magnetic Field ◽  
Plasma Layer ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Taylor Instability ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Rayleigh Taylor Instability ◽  
Thin Plasma

The Rayleigh–Taylor instability (RTI) of a laser-accelerated ablative surface of a thin plasma layer in an inertial fusion energy (IFE) target with incompressible electrically conducting plasma in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is investigated using linear stability analysis. A simple theory based on Stokes-lubrication approximation is proposed. It is shown that the effect of a transverse magnetic field is to reduce the growth rate of RTI considerably over the value it would have in the absence of a magnetic field. This is useful in the extraction of IFE efficiently.

TRANSIENT HYDROMAGNETIC FLOW OF A VISCOUS FLUID

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 2533-2542
Author(s):  
T. HAYAT ◽  
S. N. NEOSSI NGUETCHUE ◽  
F. M. MAHOMED
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Viscous Fluid ◽  
Infinite Plate ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Hydromagnetic Flow ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Dependent Flow ◽  
Arbitrary Velocity ◽  
Numerical Approaches

This investigation deals with the time-dependent flow of an incompressible viscous fluid bounded by an infinite plate. The fluid is electrically conducting under the influence of a transverse magnetic field. The plate moves with a time dependent velocity in its own plane. Both fluid and plate exhibit rigid body rotation with a constant angular velocity. The solutions for arbitrary velocity and magnetic field is presented through similarity and numerical approaches. It is found that rotation induces oscillations in the flow.

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