Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
Research Activities
Liquid metal flows under the influence of magnetic fields
- Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in liquid metal blankets for fusion applications
- MHD flows in typical hydraulic components
- Heat and mass transfer in MHD flows
- Liquid-metal measuring techniques
Methods
- Experimental investigations in the MEKKA laboratory using the fluids NaK and GaInSn
- Asymptotic methods for applications in strong magnetic fields
- Numerical simulations of MHD flows in complex, electrically coupled geometries
Contact
Leo Buehler ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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Liquid metal experiment in the MEKKA laboratory |