Dynamo Action in a Thin Slab.

Abstract

Consider the dynamo action produced by convection of a partially-ionized, electrically conducting gas in a magnetic field. The model consists of two thin, Cartesian unipolar inductors connected in series by the magnetic field. For the case of a uniform magnetic field the total current system generated by an arbitrary gas flow is computed; for the case of a non-uniform field, only the field-aligned coupling current is computed. Application is made to the solar atmosphere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055514

Entities

People

  • David D. Barbosa

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • California
  • Contracts
  • Convection
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Gas Flow
  • Generators
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Solar Activity
  • Solar Atmosphere
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics