On the law of isorotation and laboratory experiments

J. Allen; P. Auer; V. G. Endean

DOI:10.1088/0032-1028/18/2/006

Corpus ID: 120342345

On the law of isorotation and laboratory experiments

@article{Allen1976OnTL,
  title={On the law of isorotation and laboratory experiments},
  author={J. Allen and P. Auer and V. G. Endean},
  journal={Plasma Physics},
  year={1976},
  volume={18},
  pages={143-154}
}

J. Allen, P. Auer, V. G. Endean
Published 1976
Physics
Plasma Physics

The well-known magnetohydrodynamic law of isorotation is normally associated with infinite electrical conductivity. Parameters which are relevant to real fluids are the magnetic Reynolds number Rm= mu 0 sigma av0 and the Hartmann number M=B0a( sigma / mu )12/. In experiments with liquid metals rm is the order of 10-3 but M can be made large compared with unity. Boundary conditions are important and are discussed using a two dimensional model. Examples of isorotation and departures from… Expand

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