Zur Rayleigh-Taylor-Instabilität eines rotierenden Wasserstofflichtbogens im axialen Magnetfeld

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Döbele

Abstract The Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a rotating hydrogen arc in an axial magnetic field is investigated with allowance for electrical conduction, heat conduction and viscosity. The r-depending part of the perturbation was assumed to be in the form of a half-period of a standing wave. The corresponding dispersion relation is derived in the WKB-approximation and is solved numerically. In contrast with the case without dissipation, the frequencies and growth rates of the different modes depend on the parameters of the unperturbed plasma column. The calculation shows, in qualitative agreement with the experiment, that with increasing magnetic field the highest growth rate passes successively to the next higher mode.

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Sharma ◽  
Ram Prajapati ◽  
Rajendra Chhajlani

The linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability of two superposed incompressible magnetized fluids is investigated incorporating the effects of suspended dust particles and viscosity. The basic magnetohydrodynamic set of equations have been constructed and linearized. The dispersion relation for 2-D and 3-D perturbations is obtained by applying the appropriate boundary conditions. The condition of Rayleigh-Taylor instability is investigated for potentially stable and unstable modes, which depends upon magnetic field, viscosity and suspended dust particles. The stability of the system is discussed by applying the Routh-Hurwitz criterion. It is found that the Alfven mode comes into the dispersion relation for perturbations in x, y-directions and in only x-direction, while it does not come into y-directional perturbation. The stable configuration is found to remain stable even in the presence of suspended dust particles. Numerical calculations have been performed to see the effects of various parameters on the growth rate of Rayleigh-Taylor instability. It is found that magnetic field and relaxation frequency of suspended dust particles both have destabilizing influence on the growth rate of Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The effects of kinematic viscosity and mass concentration of dust particles are found to have stabilized the growth rate of linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability.


2020 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
pp. A96
Author(s):  
E. Vickers ◽  
I. Ballai ◽  
R. Erdélyi

Aims. We investigate the nature of the magnetic Rayleigh–Taylor instability at a density interface that is permeated by an oblique homogeneous magnetic field in an incompressible limit. Methods. Using the system of linearised ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics equations, we derive the dispersion relation for perturbations of the contact discontinuity by imposing the necessary continuity conditions at the interface. The imaginary part of the frequency describes the growth rate of waves due to instability. The growth rate of waves is studied by numerically solving the dispersion relation. Results. The critical wavenumber at which waves become unstable, which is present for a parallel magnetic field, disappears because the magnetic field is inclined. Instead, waves are shown to be unstable for all wavenumbers. Theoretical results are applied to diagnose the structure of the magnetic field in prominence threads. When we apply our theoretical results to observed waves in prominence plumes, we obtain a wide range of field inclination angles, from 0.5° up to 30°. These results highlight the diagnostic possibilities that our study offers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 1237-1257 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Saviz

The dispersion relation was derived for electromagnetic wave propagation through a plasma-loaded helix travelling wave tube (TWT). The analysis is based on field theory for a configuration in which a magnetized pencil-type beam propagates through cold plasma in the helix enclosed with a loss-free wall. The obtained dispersion relation implicitly includes azimuthal variations and all spatial harmonics of the tape helix. The characteristics of the growth rate were studied numerically. The results show that the phase velocity increases with increasing plasma density and axial magnetic field. By numerical computation, the dispersion characteristic of plasma-loaded helix TWT analyzed in different cases of various plasma densities, beam energy, beam density, and axial guide magnetic field. The results show that the presence of plasma significantly increases the growth rate and bandwidth. The enhancement in beam energy and density cause an increase in growth rate and frequency. The growth rate increases with increasing axial field until is reaches a maximum; further increases in the axial guide field lead to a relatively constant growth rate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mohsenpour ◽  
B. Maraghechi

The method of perturbation has been applied to derive a general dispersion relation for a free-electron laser (FEL) with background plasma and helical wiggler in the presence of an axial magnetic field. This dispersion relation is solved numerically to find unstable interactions among all of the wave modes. Numerical calculations show that new coupling between the left wave and positive-energy space-charge of electron beam are found when wiggler induced velocity is large. This coupling does not change with increasing the plasma density. The growth rate of FEL is changed with increasing the plasma density and the normalized axial magnetic field.


2011 ◽  
Vol 689 ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
Wen Ting Xu ◽  
Hai Ling Tu ◽  
Qing Chang ◽  
Qing Hua Xiao ◽  
Xiao Lin Dai ◽  
...  

We studied the optimization of 300mm CZ silicon crystal growth in 28 inch hot zone with axial magnetic field. The convex of melt-crystal interfaces toward to the crystal are observed in our simulations under different growth velocities (0.3mm/min, 0.5mm/min and 0.65mm/min). The convections in melt were illustrated under different growth rates and intensities of magnetic field. The growth rate of 0.5mm/min and axial magnetic fields intensity of 0.3T were recommended as an appropriate control condition.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-622
Author(s):  
K.B. Chavaraddi ◽  
V.B. Awati ◽  
M.M. Nandeppanavar ◽  
P.M. Gouder

Abstract In this study we examine the effect of the magnetic field parameter on the growth rate of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) in a couple stress fluids. A simple theory based on fully developed flow approximations is used to derive the dispersion relation for the growth rate of the RTI. The general dispersion relation obtained using perturbation equations with appropriate boundary conditions will be reduced for the special cases of propagation and the condition of instability and stability will be obtained. In solving the problem of the R-T instability the appropriate boundary conditions will be applied. The couple-stress parameter is found to be stabilizing and the influence of the various parameters involved in the problem on the interface stability is thoroughly analyzed. The new results will be obtained by plotting the curves between the dimensionless growth rate and the dimensionless wave number for various physical parameters involved in the problem (viz. the magnetic field, couple-stress, porosity, etc.) in the problem. It is found that the magnetic field and couple-stress have a stabilization effect whereas the buoyancy force (surface tension) has a destabilization effect on the RT instability in the presence of porous media.


2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Zirak ◽  
S. Jafari

In this study, a theory of free-electron laser (FEL) with a Langmuir wave wiggler in the presence of an axial magnetic field has been presented. The small wavelength of the plasma wave (in the sub-mm range) allows obtaining higher frequency than conventional wiggler FELs. Electron trajectories have been obtained by solving the equations of motion for a single electron. In addition, a fourth-order Runge–Kutta method has been used to simulate the electron trajectories. Employing a perturbation analysis, the dispersion relation for an electromagnetic and space-charge waves has been derived by solving the momentum transfer, continuity, and wave equations. Numerical calculations show that the growth rate increases with increasing the e-beam energy and e-beam density, while it decreases with increasing the strength of the axial guide magnetic field.


1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Kalra ◽  
S. N. Kathuria

Nonlinear theory of Rayleigh—Taylor instability in plasma supported by a vacuum magnetic field shows that the growth rate of the mode, unstable in the linear theory, increases if the wavelength of perturbation π lies betweenand 2πcrit. This might have an important bearing on the proposed thermonuclear MHD power generation experiments.


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. RUDRAIAH ◽  
B.S. KRISHNAMURTHY ◽  
A.S. JALAJA ◽  
TARA DESAI

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.


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