Nonlinear simulations of magnetic Taylor-Couette flow with currentfree helical magnetic fields

DOI10.1002/ASNA.200610662zbMATH Open1113.85006arXivastro-ph/0608703OpenAlexW2065929697MaRDI QIDQ3418145FDOQ3418145

G. Rüdiger, Jacek Szklarski

Publication date: 2 February 2007

Published in: Astronomische Nachrichten: A Journal on all Fields of Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The magnetorotational instability (MRI) in cylindrical Taylor-Couette flow with external helical magnetic field is simulated for infinite and finite aspect ratios. We solve the MHD equations in their small Prandtl number limit and confirm with time-dependent nonlinear simulations that the additional toroidal component of the magnetic field reduces the critical Reynolds number from $O(10^6)$ (axial field only) to $O(10^3)$ for liquid metals with their small magnetic Prandtl number. Computing the saturated state we obtain velocity amplitudes which help designing proper experimental setups. Experiments with liquid gallium require axial field $sim50$ Gauss and axial current $sim4$ kA for the toroidal field. It is sufficient that the vertical velocity $u_z$ of the flow can be measured with a precision of 0.1mm/s. We also show that the endplates enclosing the cylinders do not destroy the traveling wave instability which can be observed as presented in earlier studies. For TC containers without and with endplates the angular momentum transport of the MRI instability is shown as to be outwards.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608703

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zbMATH Keywords

magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)magnetorotational instabilitynumerical magnetic fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Stability and instability of magnetohydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic flows (76E25) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

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