Inverse transfer of magnetic helicity in direct numerical simulations of compressible isothermal turbulence: helical transfers
arXiv:2012.10855 · doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.496
Abstract
The role of the different helical components of the magnetic and velocity fields in the inverse spectral transfer of magnetic helicity is investigated through Fourier shell-to-shell transfer analysis. Both magnetic helicity and energetic transfer analysis are performed on chosen data from direct numerical simulations of homogeneous isothermal compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, subject to both a large-scale mechanical forcing and a small-scale helical electromotive driving. The root mean square Mach number of the hydrodynamic turbulent steady-state taken as initial condition varies from 0.1 to about 11. Three physical phenomena can be distinguished in the general picture of the spectral transfer of magnetic helicity towards larger spatial scales: local inverse transfer, non-local inverse transfer and local direct transfer. A shell decomposition allows to associate these three phenomena with clearly distinct velocity scales while the helical decomposition allows to establish the role of the different helical components and the compressive part of the velocity field on the different transfer processes. The locality and relative strength of the different helical contributions are mainly determined by the triad helical geometric factor.
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