Magnetohydrodynamically generated velocities in confined plasma

We investigate by numerical simulation the rotational flows in a toroid confining a conducting magnetofluid in which a current is driven by the application of externally supported electric and magnetic fields. The computation involves no microscopic instabilities and is purely magnetohydrodynamic (MHD). We show how the properties and intensity of the rotations are regulated by dimensionless numbers (Lundquist and viscous Lundquist) that contain the resistivity and viscosity of the magnetofluid. At the magnetohydrodynamic level (uniform mass density and incompressible magnetofluids), rotational flows appear in toroidal, driven MHD. The evolution of these flows with the transport coefficients, geometry, and safety factor are described.

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Source ISSN: 1070-664X
Author Morales, Jorge, A., Bos, Wouter J.T., Schneider, Kai, Montgomery, David C.
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 10, 2026, 04:17 (UTC)
Created May 10, 2026, 04:17 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00849742
Language en
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contributor Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente [Bariloche] (INIBIOMA-CONICET) ; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional del Comahue [Neuquén] (UNCOMA)
creator Morales, Jorge, A.
date 2015-04-10T00:00:00
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harvest_source_title test moissonnage SELUNE
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