On the sensitivity of dynamo action to the system's magnetic diffusivity

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Muller U ^a   Stieglitz, R ^a   Busse, F H ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SODIUM;

DYNAMO ACTION; LIQUID SODIUM; TEST FLUIDS;

DC GENERATORS;

PHYSICS;

EID: 8844222119     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1807451     Document Type: Article

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