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An experimental investigation of a magnetically driven rotating liquid-metal flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

T. Robinson  and
Kjell Larsson
T. Robinson
Affiliation:
AB Atomenergi, Studsvik, Fack, Nyköping, Sweden
Kjell Larsson
Affiliation:
AB Atomenergi, Studsvik, Fack, Nyköping, Sweden
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Abstract

Flow and turbulence in a 50 Hz rotating-field MHD system are investigated using the hot-film constant-temperature anemometer. Factors affecting anemometer disturbances and response time are discussed. From measurements of the magnetic field at points within the liquid the distribution of MHD forces is estimated. The mean rotational velocity of the flow is of the expected order of magnitude but much less dependent on the axial co-ordinate than the corresponding MHD force. With the aid of a thermal transit-time anemometer, a weak secondary flow is detected. A note on scale-model studies of MHD systems envisaged in metallurgical applications of magnetohydrodynamics points out some basic difficulties in modelling large high-powered systems on a small scale.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 60 , Issue 4 , 9 October 1973 , pp. 641 - 664
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© 1973 Cambridge University Press

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