Numerical modelling of rotating tangential layers (jets) in shells under strong uniform magnetic field

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 660-682

  Fidaros, D K ^a   Buhler L ^b   Grecos, A P ^a   Vlachos, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD; Counter rotating jet; Flow in rotating shells; MHD; Tangent layers

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; AXIS OF ROTATION; BASIC FLOW; CONDUCTING WALL; COUNTER ROTATING; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; IN-SHELL; INNER CORE; JET FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL STUDIES; ROTATING FLOW; ROTATING SPHERES; SOLID-BODY ROTATION; SPHERICAL SHELL;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PARALLEL FLOW; ROTATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77950263796     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2036     Document Type: Article

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