Magnetohydrodynamic Flow of a Liquid Metal in a Curved Circular Duct subject to the Effect of an External Magnetic Field

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Bakalis ◽  
P.M. Hatzikonstantinou ◽  
P. Vafeas
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Magnetohydrodynamic Flow ◽  
Circular Duct

Topological analysis of separation phenomena in liquid metal flow in sudden expansions. Part 2. Magnetohydrodynamic flow

2011 ◽  
Vol 674 ◽  
pp. 132-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. MISTRANGELO
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Topological Analysis ◽  
Metal Flow ◽  
Magnetohydrodynamic Flow ◽  
Sudden Expansion ◽  
Internal Layers ◽  
Flow Topology

A numerical study has been carried out to analyse liquid metal flows in a sudden expansion of electrically conducting rectangular ducts under the influence of an imposed uniform magnetic field. Separation phenomena are investigated by selecting a reference Reynolds number and by increasing progressively the applied magnetic field. The magnetic effects leading to the reduction of the size of separation zones that form behind the cross-section enlargement are studied by considering modifications of flow topology, streamline patterns and electric current density distribution. In the range of parameters investigated, the magnetohydrodynamic flow undergoes substantial transitions from a hydrodynamic-like flow to one dominated by electromagnetic forces, where the influence of inertia and viscous forces is confined to thin internal layers aligned with the magnetic field and to boundary layers that form along the walls. Scaling laws describing the reattachment length and the pressure drop in the sudden expansion are derived for intense magnetic fields.

scholarly journals Influence of an external magnetic field on forced turbulence in a swirling flow of liquid metal

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 085107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basile Gallet ◽  
Michael Berhanu ◽  
Nicolas Mordant
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Swirling Flow ◽  
Forced Turbulence

scholarly journals The effect of an external magnetic field on the entropy generation in three-dimensional natural convection

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lioua Kolsi ◽  
Awatef Abidi ◽  
Naceur Borjini ◽  
Ben Aïssia
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Laminar Natural Convection ◽  
The Magnetic Field

A 3-D original numerical study of entropy generation in the case of liquid metal laminar natural convection in a differentially heated cubic cavity and in the presence of an external magnetic field orthogonal to the isothermal walls is carried out. The effect of this field on the various types of irreversibilities is analyzed. It was observed that in the presence of a magnetic field the generated entropy is distributed on the entire cavity and that the magnetic field limits the 3-D character of the distribution of the generated entropy.

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