Title :
Rotating Motion in Salt Water With Laplace Forces
Author :
Vinsard, G. ; Dufour, S. ; Brancher, J.P.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Nancy-Univ., Vandceuvre-les-Nancy
fDate :
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Laplace force density in salt water due to a magnet and a constant current generates a rotating motion and then distorts the free surface. The coupling problem between electromagnetism and mechanics is modeled with a special attention to the fluid flow problem.
Keywords :
magnetohydrodynamics; water; Laplace forces; constant current; electromagnetism; fluid flow; magnet; magnetohydrodynamics; mechanics; rotating motion; salt water; Finite element methods (FEMs); fluid flow; homopolar machines; magnetohydrodynamics;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2009.2012742
