Dynamics of a two-dimensional flow subject to steady electromagnetic forces

• Published in: Experiments in fluids Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 1627 - 1636
• Main Authors: Moubarak, L. M., Antar, G. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.11.2012; Springer
• Subjects: Coherence; Containers; Dynamics; Engineering; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Engineering Thermodynamics; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Heat and Mass Transfer; Instrumentation for fluid dynamics; Jets; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics; Physics; Research Article; Vortices; Vortex; Vortex Pair; Lorentz Force; Vorticity; Magnetic Field Gradient; Test facilities; EMHD flow; Vortices; Electromagnetic forces; Flow visualization; Coherent structures; Experimental study; Conducting fluid

A novel experimental setup is presented to study the dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) flow formed of an electrolyte subject to steady electromagnetic forcing. A thin layer of potassium hydroxide is poured into a square-base container with a strong magnetic field ( ) achieved by permanent neodymium...