HOMOGENEOUS PLASMA TURBULENCE IN A STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD

Abstract

A homogeneous turbulence in a conducting fluid in the presence of a strong magnetic field is considered. At a certain relationship between the magnetic Reynolds number Rm and the criterion D (the ratio of magnetic energy to kinetic) turbulence is described with a good degree of accuracy by a closed system of equations relative to the correlation moments of the second order. A solution is constructed for this system of equations and its asymptotic behavior is investigated. The overwhelming influence of the magnetic viscosity leading to a rapid degeneration of turbulence is revealed. Results are given for the case of an anisotropic conducting plasma. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1962
Accession Number
AD0271862

Entities

People

  • M.m. Prudnikov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulence
  • Viscosity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design