Large-scale rotating flows, like planetary atmospheres, tend to organize themselves into zones. Within a zone, flow remains essentially in an east-west direction and serves as a barrier that keeps heat Keep reading
Tag: MHD
Plasma Demo
This neat magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) demo is one we do not suggest repeating at home. The high voltage applied across the magnets and the plate causes the white disk in between to Keep reading
Stirring with Electromagnetism
If a fluid is electrically conductive, then magnetohydrodynamics (often abbreviated as MHD) describe its behavior. Electric and magnetic fields can be used to stir such a fluid, as in the Keep reading