Two-dimensional partially ionized magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

DOI10.1017/JFM.2020.500zbMATH Open1460.76920arXiv1911.09679OpenAlexW2989768551MaRDI QIDQ5115987FDOQ5115987

Authors: Santiago Jose Benavides, Glenn Flierl 

Publication date: 21 August 2020

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Ionization occurs in the upper atmospheres of hot Jupiters and in the interiors of Gas Giant Planets, leading to magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects which couple the momentum and the magnetic field, thereby significantly altering the dynamics. In regions of moderate temperatures the gas is only partially ionized, which also leads to interactions with neutral molecules. To explore the turbulent dynamics of these regions we utilize Partially-Ionized MHD (PIMHD), a two-fluid model -- one neutral and one ionized -- coupled by a collision term proportional to the difference in velocities. Motivated by planetary settings where rotation constrains the large-scale motions to be mostly two-dimensional, we perform a suite of simulations to examine the parameter space of 2D PIMHD turbulence and pay particular attention to collisions and their role in the dynamics, dissipation, and energy exchange between the two species. We arrive at, and numerically confirm, an expression for the energy loss due to collisions in both the weakly and strongly collisional limits, and show that, in the latter limit, the neutral fluid couples to the ions and behaves as an MHD fluid. Finally, we discuss some implications of our findings to current understanding of gas giant planet atmospheres.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.09679

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zbMATH Keywords

MHD turbulenceatmospheric flows

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Planetary atmospheres (85A20)

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