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Magnetically Induced Rotating Rayleigh-Taylor Instability

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Parametric study on instabilities in a two-layer electromagnetohydrodynamic channel flow confined between two

P Dinesh Sankar Reddy¹, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Sang Woo Joo

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

|April 27, 2011

Summary

A new electromagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) instability mode was discovered in two-phase flows. This EMHD mode, driven by Lorenz forces, adds to existing instabilities and has applications in fluid transport and mixing.

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Electromagnetohydrodynamics (EMHD)
Instability analysis

Background:

Two-phase flows exhibit interfacial and shear flow instabilities.
Electromagnetohydrodynamics offers unique flow control mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate instabilities in two-phase electromagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) flow.
To identify novel instability modes beyond conventional ones.

Main Methods:

Linear stability analysis.
Coupled Orr-Sommerfeld system derived from conservation laws.

Main Results:

A new finite-wave-number EMHD instability mode was identified.
This mode arises from Lorenz forces and exists beyond a critical magnetic field strength.
The EMHD mode can be dominant or coexist with other instabilities.

Conclusions:

The study reveals a new EMHD instability in two-phase flows.
This finding enhances understanding of complex fluid behavior.
The research has implications for EMHD applications in transport and mixing.