Experimental study of super-rotation in a magnetostrophic spherical Couette flow

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 100, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 281-298

  Nataf, H C ^a   Alboussiere T ^a   Brito, D ^a   Cardin, P ^a   Gagniere N ^a   Jault, D ^a   Masson, J P ^a   Schmitt, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Hartmann layers; Liquid sodium experiment; Magnetostrophic; Spherical Couette flow; Super rotation; Ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SODIUM; STEADY FLOW; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HARTMANN LAYERS; LIQUID SODIUM; MAGNETOSTROPHIC; SPHERICAL COUETTE FLOW; SUPER-ROTATION;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTATIONAL FLOW; SODIUM; STEADY FLOW; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COUETTE FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INNER CORE; MAGNETOSPHERE; ROTATING FLOW; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33845523158     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920600718426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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