Dissipation in a flow driven by precession and application to the design of a MHD wind tunnel

J. Léorat - F. Rigaud - R. Vitry - G. Herpe

Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, place Janssen, 92195-MEUDON, France

Abstract
Experimental fluid dynamos are needed to study MHD turbulence and validate numerical models. Precession driving seems a convenient tool to reduce the power needs. Preliminary results obtained on a small scale model experiment are presented. Refs 9.