Magnetohydrodynamics

Presentations

• Optimal velocity fields for instantaneous dynamo action

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 12:50 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:03 PM

  Publication: Planned ArXiv submission and paper, but nothing yet submitted

  Presenters

  • Stefan Gregory Llewellyn Smith

    University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Stefan Gregory Llewellyn Smith

    University of California, San Diego

  • Nicholas J Moore

    Colgate University

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• The Unsteady Taylor-Vortex Dynamo is Fast

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:03 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:16 PM

  Presenters

  • Liam O'Connor

    Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Liam O'Connor

    Northwestern University

  • Daniel Lecoanet

    Northwestern University

  • Geoffrey Vasil

    University of Edinburgh

  • Kyle Augustson

    Northwestern University

  • Florentin Daniel

    Northwestern University

  • Evan H Anders

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Keaton J Burns

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jeff S Oishi

    University of New Hampshire

  • Benjamin P Brown

    University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Energy exchange between convection and electrovortex flow in a liquid metal battery experiment

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:16 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:29 PM

  Presenters

  • Mohammad Yasser Abdelshafy

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Mohammad Yasser Abdelshafy

    University of Rochester

  • Bitong Wang

    Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Ibrahim A Mohammad

    University of Rochester

  • Jonathan S Cheng

    US Naval Academy

  • Douglas H Kelley

    University of Rochester

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• Vortex–magnetic competition and regime transitions in antiparallel flux tubes

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:29 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:42 PM

  Publication: W. Shen, R. Ostilla-Mónico and X. Zhu, "Vortex-magnetic competition and regime transitions in antiparallel flux tubes", Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Under Review). arXiv:2506.10648

  Presenters

  • Weiyu Shen

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

  Authors

  • Weiyu Shen

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

  • Rodolfo Ostilla Monico

    University of Cadiz, Spain, Universidad de Cádiz

  • Xiaojue Zhu

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

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• Transition Pathways Between Hydrodynamic and Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Channel Flow

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:42 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:55 PM

  Presenters

  • Kia Abdollahimakouei

    University of Houston

  Authors

  • Kia Abdollahimakouei

    University of Houston

  • Myoungkyu Lee

    University of Houston

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• A comparison between RANS turbulence models and DNS of turbulent MHD channel flows

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:55 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:08 PM

  Presenters

  • Maxime Stuck

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Maxime Stuck

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jane Pratt

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Onsager Coefficients for Liquid Metal Flow in a Conduit under a Magnetic Field

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:08 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:21 PM

  Publication: Sindu E. Shanmugadas, Haim H. Bau; Onsager coefficients for liquid metal flow in a conduit under a magnetic field. Physics of Fluids 1 July 2025; 37 (7): 073614. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0276573

  Presenters

  • Sindu E Shanmugadas

    University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Sindu E Shanmugadas

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Haim H Bau

    University of Pennsylvania

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• Magnetophoresis of Metal ions in Porous Media: Effects of Magnetic Susceptibility and Magnetic Field Gradients

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:21 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:34 PM

  Presenters

  • Alwell Nwachukwu

    Florida State University

  Authors

  • Alwell Nwachukwu

    Florida State University

  • Hadi Mohammadigoushki

    Florida State University

  • Theo Siegrist

    Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.

  • Jamel Ali

    Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.

  • Munir Humayun

    Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.

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• Remote control of a liquid metal slug through transient magnetohydrodynamic interactions

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:34 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:47 PM

  Presenters

  • Jihoo Moon

    KAIST

  Authors

  • Jihoo Moon

    KAIST

  • Daegyoum Kim

    Korea Adv Inst of Sci & Tech, KAIST

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• Numerical modeling of constrictor plasma at the Technion arc-heated wind tunnel

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:47 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • David Yanuka

    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • David Yanuka

    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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