Mathematical Methods for the Magnetohydrodynamics of Liquid Metals

Download or read book Mathematical Methods for the Magnetohydrodynamics of Liquid Metals written by Jean-Frédéric Gerbeau and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text focuses on mathematical and numerical techniques for the simulation of magnetohydrodynamic phenomena, with an emphasis laid on the magnetohydrodynamics of liquid metals, and on a prototypical industrial application. Aimed at research mathematicians, engineers, and physicists, as well as those working in industry, and starting from a good understanding of the physics at play, the approach is a highly mathematical one, based on the rigorous analysis of the equations at hand, and a solid numerical analysis to found the simulations. At each stage of the exposition, examples of numerical simulations are provided, first on academic test cases to illustrate the approach, next on benchmarks well documented in the professional literature, and finally, whenever possible, on real industrial cases.