Thermomagnetic convection in a layer of ferrofluid placed in a uniform oblique external magnetic field

2015 ◽  
Vol 764 ◽  
pp. 316-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habibur Rahman ◽  
Sergey A. Suslov

AbstractLinear stability of magnetoconvection of a ferromagnetic fluid contained between two infinite differentially heated non-magnetic plates in the presence of an oblique uniform external magnetic field is studied in zero gravity conditions. The thermomagnetic convection that arises is caused by the spatial variation of magnetisation occurring due to its dependence on the temperature. The critical values of the governing parameters at which the transition between motionless and convective states is observed are determined for various field inclination angles and for fluid magnetic parameters that are consistently chosen from a realistic experimental range. It is shown that, similar to natural paramagnetic fluids, the most prominent convection patterns align with the in-layer component of the applied magnetic field but in contrast to such paramagnetic fluids the instability patterns detected in ferrofluids can be oscillatory. It is also found that, contrary to paramagnetic fluids, the stability characteristics of magnetoconvection in ferrofluids depend on the magnitude of the applied field which becomes an additional parameter of the problem. This is shown to be due to the nonlinearity of the magnetic field distribution within the ferrofluid.

2018 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 12008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Bonati ◽  
Salvatore Calì ◽  
Massimo D’Elia ◽  
Michele Mesiti ◽  
Francesco Negro ◽  
...  

We study the behavior of the confining flux tube in Nf = 2 + 1 QCD at the physical point, discretized with the stout smearing improved staggered quark action and the tree level Symazik gauge action. We discuss how it depends on a uniform external magnetic field, showing how it displays anisotropies with respect to the magnetic field direction. Moreover, we compare the observed anisotropy pattern with that of the static quark-antiquark (QQ̅) potential we obtained in [1, 2].


2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mohammadinejad ◽  
Damien Faivre ◽  
Stefan Klumpp

AbstractThe swimming of bacteria provides insight into propulsion and steering under the conditions of low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics. Here we address the magnetically steered swimming of magnetotactic bacteria. We use Stokesian dynamics simulations to study the swimming of single-flagellated magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) in an external magnetic field. Our model MTB consists of a spherical cell body equipped with a magnetic dipole moment and a helical flagellum rotated by a rotary motor. The elasticity of the flagellum as well as magnetic and hydrodynamic interactions is taken into account in this model. We characterized how the swimming velocity is dependent on parameters of the model. We then studied the U-turn motion after a field reversal and found two regimes for weak and strong fields and, correspondingly, two characteristic time scales. In the two regimes, the U-turn time is dominated by the turning of the cell body and its magnetic moment or the turning of the flagellum, respectively. In the regime for weak fields, where turning is dominated by the magnetic relaxation, the U-turn time is approximately in agreement with a theoretical model based on torque balance. In the strong-field regime, strong deformations of the flagellum are observed. We further simulated the swimming of a bacterium with a magnetic moment that is inclined relative to the flagellar axis. This scenario leads to intriguing double helical trajectories that we characterize as functions of the magnetic moment inclination and the magnetic field. For small inclination angles ($$\lesssim {20^{\circ }}$$≲20∘) and typical field strengths, the inclination of the magnetic moment has only a minor effect on the swimming of MTB in an external magnetic field. Large inclination angles result in a strong reduction in the velocity in direction of the magnetic field, consistent with recent observations that bacteria with large inclination angles use a different propulsion mechanism.Graphic abstract


1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.N. Rai ◽  
M Shukla ◽  
H.C. Pant

Some characteristics of the picosecond laser produced plasma expanding across an externally applied magnetic field (0.6T) have been reported. Two to three times enhancement in X-ray emission from copper plasma has been observed for the laser intensity range ∼5 X 1011 to 5 X 1012 W/cm2. The X-ray yield has been found to increase with an increase in the magnetic field intensity. Enhancement in X-ray emission is correlated with confinement of expanding plasma either in external magnetic field or in high ambient gas pressure. Generation of some highfrequency instability and fast ions was also observed in the plasma along with bouncing of plasma near the β = 1 surface where kinetic pressure of plasma equals magnetic pressure.


2011 ◽  
Vol 228-229 ◽  
pp. 1007-1011
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Zhang ◽  
Long Qiu Li ◽  
Guang Yu Zhang ◽  
Hui Juan Dong

The effect of an external magnetic field on the hydration behavior of nanoscopic n-octane plates has been extensively investigated using molecular dynamics simulation in an isothermal-isobaric ensemble. The solute plates with different intermolecular spacing have also been considered to examine the effect of the topology of hydrophobic plates on the adsorption behavior of confined water in the presence of an external magnetic field with an intensity ranging from 0.1T to 1 T. The results demonstrate that magnetic exposure decreases the density of water for the plates with intermolecular spacing of a0 = 4 and 5 Å. This suggests that the free energy barrier for evaporation can be lowered by the applied field, and the hydrophobic solutes consisting of condensed n-octane molecules are apt to aggregate in the aqueous solution. In contrast, the magnetic field improves the dissolution or wetting of solutes comprised of loosely packed n-octane plates of a0=7Å. A magnetic-field-induced adsorption-to-desorption translation, which is in agreement with the experimental results provided by Ozeki, has also been observed for the plates with intermolecular spacing of a0 = 6 Å.


Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Evgeny Mikhailov ◽  
Daniela Boneva ◽  
Maria Pashentseva

A wide range of astrophysical objects, such as the Sun, galaxies, stars, planets, accretion discs etc., have large-scale magnetic fields. Their generation is often based on the dynamo mechanism, which is connected with joint action of the alpha-effect and differential rotation. They compete with the turbulent diffusion. If the dynamo is intensive enough, the magnetic field grows, else it decays. The magnetic field evolution is described by Steenbeck—Krause—Raedler equations, which are quite difficult to be solved. So, for different objects, specific two-dimensional models are used. As for thin discs (this shape corresponds to galaxies and accretion discs), usually, no-z approximation is used. Some of the partial derivatives are changed by the algebraic expressions, and the solenoidality condition is taken into account as well. The field generation is restricted by the equipartition value and saturates if the field becomes comparable with it. From the point of view of mathematical physics, they can be characterized as stable points of the equations. The field can come to these values monotonously or have oscillations. It depends on the type of the stability of these points, whether it is a node or focus. Here, we study the stability of such points and give examples for astrophysical applications.


Author(s):  
Chuncheng Yang ◽  
Zhong Liu ◽  
Xiangyu Pei ◽  
Cuiling Jin ◽  
Mengchun Yu ◽  
...  

Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) based on amorphous Fe-Si-B alloy magnetic particles were prepared. The influence of annealing treatment on stability and rheological property of MRFs was investigated. The saturation magnetization ( Ms) of amorphous Fe-Si-B particles after annealing at 550°C is 131.5 emu/g, which is higher than that of amorphous Fe-Si-B particles without annealing. Moreover, the stability of MRF with annealed amorphous Fe-Si-B particles is better than that of MRF without annealed amorphous Fe-Si-B particles. Stearic acid at 3 wt% was added to the MRF2 to enhance the fluid stability to greater than 90%. In addition, the rheological properties demonstrate that the prepared amorphous particle MRF shows relatively strong magnetic responsiveness, especially when the magnetic field strength reaches 365 kA/m. As the magnetic field intensified, the yield stress increased dramatically and followed the Herschel-Bulkley model.


The stability of viscous flow between two coaxial cylinders maintained by a constant transverse pressure gradient is considered when the fluid is an electrical conductor and a uniform magnetic field is impressed in the axial direction. The problem is solved and the dependence of the critical number for the onset of instability on the strength of the magnetic field and the coefficient of electrical conductivity of the fluid is determined.


2006 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Abu-Labdeh ◽  
A. B. MacIsaac ◽  
J. P. Whitehead ◽  
K. De’Bell ◽  
M. G. Cottam

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