Spherical single-roll dynamos at large magnetic Reynolds numbers

DOI10.1063/1.3453712MaRDI QIDQ3578635zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Henrik Latter, D. J. Ivers

Publication date 20 July 2010

Published in Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.2308

zbMATH Keywords

finite difference methodsmagnetohydrodynamicsturbulenceswirling flowconfined flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

Abstract: This paper concerns kinematic helical dynamos in a spherical fluid body surrounded by an insulator. In particular, we examine their behaviour in the regime of large magnetic Reynolds number $Rm$, for which dynamo action is usually concentrated upon a simple resonant stream-surface. The dynamo eigensolutions are computed numerically for two representative single-roll flows using a compact spherical harmonic decomposition and fourth-order finite-differences in radius. These solutions are then compared with the growth rates and eigenfunctions of the Gilbert and Ponty (2000) large $Rm$ asymptotic theory. We find good agreement between the growth rates when $Rm>10^4$, and between the eigenfunctions when $Rm>10^5$.

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