Preliminary Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Magnetic Nozzles
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We present preliminary results from two computational magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) studies of magnetic nozzles. The first study models the magnetic nozzle expansion of a plasma into a near vacuum with a resistive MHD solver. Results from resistive MHD simulations suggest that further model development is necessary to replicate experimental results within the desired physical regime. The second study investigates the flow of a magnetically guided plasma into a background plasma using a generalized Ohm’s law MHD solver. Results from the generalized Ohm’s law MHD simulations of the non-expanding jet are obtained using the Magneto-Gas Kinetic Method. Generalized Ohm’s law simulations show bulk rotation of the plasma jet and the formation of helical structures in the velocity and current due to the Hall effect.
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