Riga Dynamo Experiment

Gailitis, Agris; Lielausis, Olgerts; Platacis, Ernests; Gerbeth, Gunter; Stefani, Frank

Riga Dynamo Experiment

Gailitis, A.; Lielausis, O.; Platacis, E.; Gerbeth, G.; Stefani, F.

In the first run of the Riga Dynamo experiment an intense flow of liquid sodium produced by an outside driven propeller has generated a slowly growing magnetic field eigenmode. For a slightly decreased flowrate the observed field is slowly decaying. The measured results correspond satisfactorily with theoretical predictions for the growth rates and frequencies. In the report will be presented computational base, optimisation, the detailed design of the experiment, current results and next experimental steps.

Lecture (Conference)
Dynamo and Dynamics, a Mathematical Challenge, NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 26, Edited by P. Chossat, D. Armbruster, I. Oprea, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2001, pp. 9-16
Contribution to external collection
Dynamo and Dynamics, a Mathematical Challenge, NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 26, Edited by P. Chossat, D. Armbruster, I. Oprea, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2001, pp. 9-16

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