Thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic stirring of liquid metals.
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چکیده
The direct observation of a thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic (TEMHD) flow has been achieved and is reported here. The origin of the flow is identified based on a series of qualitative tests and corresponds, quantitatively, with a swirling flow TEMHD model. A theory for determining the dominant driver of a free-surface flow, TEMHD or thermocapillary (TC), is found to be consistent with the experimental results. The use of the analytical form for an open geometry develops a new dimensionless parameter describing the ratio of TEMHD to TC generated flows.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 104 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010