Published 1989 | Version v1
Book

Small scale dynamics of an incompressible MHD flow

  • 1. Observatoire de Nice, 06 (France)
  • 2. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (USA)
  • 3. Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel). Dept. of Mathematical Sciences

Description

A numerical simulation of high Reynolds number two-dimensional MHD turbulence with unit Prandtl number is reported. Tearing instability of current sheets in a fully turbulent regime is observed and inertial spectral exponents are measurured. (author). 7 refs.; 6 figs

Part of:
Turbulence and non-linear dynamics in MHD flows

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
North-Holland.
Imprint Place
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN
0 444 87396 1
Imprint Title
Turbulence and non-linear dynamics in MHD flows
Imprint Pagination
288 p.
Series
North-Holland Delta Series.
Journal Page Range
p. 233-240.

Conference

Title
Workshop on turbulence and nonlinear dynamics in MHD flows.
Dates
4-8 Jul 1988.
Place
Cargese (France).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21047964
Subject category
S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; SIMULATION

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Notes
Imprint:Includes author index and subject index.