In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance r...In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance ratios） are computationally examined. The numerical calculation is achieved with the use of CFX code, with a structured grid system chosen after a series of mesh independence tests. The detailed features of the MHD flows are depicted in a case where the electric conductivities of the two outflow ducts are quite different. Also, the interdependency among the current, fluid velocity, pressure and electric potential is elucidated in order to describe the electromagnetic characteristics of the liquid-metal flows. The result shows that the imbalance of the mass flow rate in the two outflow channels strongly depends on the wall conductivity（i.e., conductance ratio） of each outflow channel.展开更多
基金supported by the National R&D Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Future Creation (2015M1A7A1A02050613)
文摘In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance ratios） are computationally examined. The numerical calculation is achieved with the use of CFX code, with a structured grid system chosen after a series of mesh independence tests. The detailed features of the MHD flows are depicted in a case where the electric conductivities of the two outflow ducts are quite different. Also, the interdependency among the current, fluid velocity, pressure and electric potential is elucidated in order to describe the electromagnetic characteristics of the liquid-metal flows. The result shows that the imbalance of the mass flow rate in the two outflow channels strongly depends on the wall conductivity（i.e., conductance ratio） of each outflow channel.
