Modeling the turbulent cross-helicity evolution: production, dissipation, and transport rates

DOI10.1080/14685248.2011.590495zbMATH Open1273.76446arXiv1005.2762OpenAlexW2009560758MaRDI QIDQ2853897FDOQ2853897

Authors: N. Yokoi 

Publication date: 17 October 2013

Published in: Journal of Turbulence (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It has been recognized that the turbulent cross helicity (correlation between the velocity and magnetic-field fluctuations) can play an important role in several magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) plasma phenomena such as the global magnetic-field generation, turbulence suppression, etc. Despite its relevance to the cross-helicity evolution, little attention has been paid to the dissipation rate of the turbulent cross helicity, $epsilo{n}_W$. In this paper, we consider the model expression for the dissipation rate of the turbulent cross helicity. In addition to the algebraic model, an evolution equation of $epsilo{n}_W$ is proposed on the basis of the statistical analytical theory of inhomogeneous turbulence. A turbulence model with the modeling of $epsilo{n}_W$ is applied to the solar-wind turbulence. Numerical results on the large-scale evolution of the cross helicity is compared with the satellite observations. It is shown that, as far as the solar-wind application is concerned, the simplest possible algebraic model for $epsilo{n}_W$ is sufficient for elucidating the large-scale spatial evolution of the solar-wind turbulence. Dependence of the cross-helicity evolution on the large-scale velocity structures such as velocity shear and flow expansion is also discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.2762

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zbMATH Keywords

turbulence modelsolar windmagnetohydrodynamic turbulencedissipation ratecross helicity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Turbulence (76F99) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

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