Exact two-dimensionalization of low-magnetic-Reynolds-number flows subject to a strong magnetic field

• Published in: Journal of fluid mechanics Vol. 773; pp. 154 - 177
• Main Authors: Gallet, Basile, Doering, Charles R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 25.06.2015; Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Subjects: Flow velocity; Fluid mechanics; Magnetic fields; Physics; Reynolds number; Turbulent flow; MHD turbulence; high-Hartmann-number flows; MHD and electrohydrodynamics

We investigate the behaviour of flows, including turbulent flows, driven by a horizontal body force and subject to a vertical magnetic field, with the following question in mind: for a very strong applied magnetic field, is the flow mostly two-dimensional, with remaining weak three-dimensional fluct...