Published December 1992 | Version v1
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Influence of the Hall effect on convection in plasmas

Creators

  • 1. Faculdade de Engenharia Qumica de Lorena, CEP 12600, Lorena, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
  • 2. Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Engenharia de Guaratingueta, CEP 12500, Guaratingueta, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
  • 3. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, C. P. 20516, CEP 01498 Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Description

The influence of the Hall effect on stationary convection in shearless current-carrying plasma columns is considered. It is shown that the Hall effect can inhibit the formation of convection cells generated by viscosity and resistivity

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Fluids B
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 4187-4189.
ISSN
0899-8221
CODEN
PFBPEI

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24021244
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CONVECTION; CURRENT DENSITY; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OHM LAW; TRANSPORT THEORY; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS