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Vorticity generation in localized magnetic fields
S. Cuevas1
- S. Smolentsev2
- M. Abdou2
1 Center for Energy Research, National University of Mexico A.P. 34, Temixco, Mor. 62580, Mexico
2 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California Los Angeles, 44-114 Eng. IV, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1795 USA
Abstract
The generation of vorticity in localized magnetic fields is explored under the low magnetic Reynolds number approximation. Analytic solutions for a creeping flow past a magnetic point dipole are obtained through a perturbation method. Also, numerical calculations for the flow past a finite size magnetic dipole are presented. It is shown that vortical structures may become unstable when inertial effects are not negligible. Figs 5, Refs 10.
Magnetohydrodynamics 42, No. 2/3, 199-206, 2006 [PDF, 0.28 Mb]
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