A liquid metal flow in the form of a submerged round jet entering a square duct in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is studied experimentally. A range of high Reynolds and Hartmann numbers is considered. Flow velocity is measured using electric potential difference probes. A detailed study of the flow in the duct's cross-section about seven jet's diameters downstream of the inlet reveals the dynamics, which is unsteady and dominated by high-amplitude fluctuations resulting from the instability of the jet. The flow structure and fluctuation properties are largely determined by the value of the Stuart number
${{N}}$
. At moderate
${{N}}$
, the mean velocity profile retains a central jet with three-dimensional perturbations increasingly suppressed by the magnetic field as
${{N}}$
grows. At higher values of
${{N}}$
, the flow becomes quasi-two-dimensional and acquires the form of an asymmetric macrovortex, with high-amplitude velocity fluctuations reemerging.
The article is devoted to an experimental study of a submerged flat jet flow in a transverse magnetic field. Two different approaches to the experimental study of jet flows are described. Detailed information about the experimental program and measuring methods presented here. The flow of a flat jet 6 mm high in a square channel with a side of 56 mm is considered. The channel is positioned so that the plane of the jet is perpendicular to the magnetic field induction. The results of measuring velocity profiles and waveforms by swivel-type probe with potential sensor are presented. Effects that can be interpreted in different ways are found: strongly unstationary flow regimes, mean flow reorganization, and development of near-wall jets. Additional experiments are prepared to obtain more detailed information about the restructuring and development of the jet. In particular, continuous measurements along the channel will be made in the presence of a slight main flow.
This article is devoted to experimental investigation of hydrodynamics and heat transfer in MHD flow configuration: upflow of mercury in a vertical round tube and rectangular duct with non-uniform heating in the transverse (coplanar) magnetic field. The problem is of interest for developing fusion reactor`s cooling systems. The liquid metal flow, in this case, will be complicated by influence of electromagnetic and thermogravitation forces. The experimental data were obtained by a proven probe technique for temperature measurements. The average temperature fields, wall temperature distributions, heat transfer coefficients and statistical characteristics of temperature fluctuations have been obtained and compared throughout the length of test section (pipe or duct) detecting the channel geometry influence.
The studies of hydrodynamics and heat transfer were carried out with the upflow and downflow of liquid metal in a vertical pipe with one-sided heating affected by a transverse magnetic field. The task simulates a liquid metal flow in a cooling system channel of a TOKAMAK type fusion reactor blanket. The experimental data on heat transfer provided by detailed probe measurements were obtained using mercury MHD facility.
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