2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
Inflection point instability in Hartmann channel flow with variable electric conductivity
Roman Okatev, Oleg Zikanov, Dmitry Krasnov +1
The stability of a flow of an electrically conducting, incompressible fluid in a channel with an imposed uniform wall-normal magnetic field and electrically insulating walls is stu…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Exploratory study of liquid metal response to rapid variation of applied magnetic field
Ivan Smolyanov, Oleg Zikanov
Transient plasma events, such as plasma disruptions, are anticipated in the future magnetic-confinement nuclear fusion reactors. The events are accompanied by a rapid change in the…