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Target and Production MUTAC 21 July 1999 cdj
ANSYS simulation of magnetohydrodynamics Changguo Lu, Princeton
The interaction of a liquid-metal jet with a magnetic field
This has been studied by:
K. McDonald, R. Palmer and R. Weggel
For a conducting jet in a strong magnetic field, eddy currents cause reaction forces that may disrupt its flow. The forces are proportional to the square of the jet radius (see opposite). This places an upper limit on the jet radius and a lower limit on the jet velocity needed to penetrate the solenoid end-field.
The analysis of a jet crossing the solenoid axis (as desired) is complex. This. and the computer simulations. will be tested by experiment.