Mixed convection in pipe and duct flows with strong magnetic fields
An imposed strong magnetic field suppresses turbulence and profoundly changes the
nature of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid. We consider this effect for the case of …
nature of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid. We consider this effect for the case of …
Laminar-turbulent transition in magnetohydrodynamic duct, pipe, and channel flows
A magnetic field imposed on a flow of an electrically conducting fluid can profoundly change
flow behavior. We consider this effect for the situation of laminar-turbulent transition in …
flow behavior. We consider this effect for the situation of laminar-turbulent transition in …
MHD flow in liquid metal blankets: Major design issues, MHD guidelines and numerical analysis
C Mistrangelo, L Bühler, S Smolentsev, V Klüber… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of breeding blankets represents the major challenge for fusion reactor
engineering because of performance requirements and severe operating conditions in terms …
engineering because of performance requirements and severe operating conditions in terms …
Study of instabilities and quasi-two-dimensional turbulence in volumetrically heated magnetohydrodynamic flows in a vertical rectangular duct
N Vetcha, S Smolentsev, M Abdou, R Moreau - Physics of Fluids, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We consider magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) rectangular duct flows with volumetric heating.
The flows are upward, subject to a strong transverse magnetic field perpendicular to the …
The flows are upward, subject to a strong transverse magnetic field perpendicular to the …
Tensor-product-Thomas elliptic solver for liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamics
A new approach to numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic flows of liquid metals is
presented. It combines the conservative finite-difference discretization with a tensor-product …
presented. It combines the conservative finite-difference discretization with a tensor-product …
Homotopy and adomian semi-numerical solutions for oscillatory flow of partially ionized dielectric hydrogen gas in a rotating MHD energy generator duct
Hydrogen-based MHD power generators offer significant advantages over conventional
designs. The optimization of these energy devices benefits from both laboratory scale testing …
designs. The optimization of these energy devices benefits from both laboratory scale testing …
Numerical study of magneto-convection flows in a complex prototypical liquid-metal fusion blanket geometry
Numerical simulation of time-dependent magneto-convection flows in a liquid metal
breeding blanket unit cell prototypical to the geometry of Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead …
breeding blanket unit cell prototypical to the geometry of Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead …
Linear stability of Hunt's flow
We analyse numerically the linear stability of the fully developed flow of a liquid metal in a
square duct subject to a transverse magnetic field. The walls of the duct perpendicular to the …
square duct subject to a transverse magnetic field. The walls of the duct perpendicular to the …
Effect of a magnetic field on stability and transitions in liquid breeder flows in a blanket
S Smolentsev, N Vetcha, M Abdou - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2013 - Elsevier
We review previous studies on instabilities and transitions in magnetohydrodynamic flows in
a special context of liquid-metal blanket applications. In the past, possible transitions in …
a special context of liquid-metal blanket applications. In the past, possible transitions in …
Study of instabilities and transitions for a family of quasi-two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flows based on a parametrical model
S Smolentsev, N Vetcha, R Moreau - Physics of Fluids, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, flow phenomena associated with inflectional and boundary-layer instabilities,
as well as a mixed instability mode in quasi-two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flows in …
as well as a mixed instability mode in quasi-two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flows in …