Dynamo action in cylindrical annulus

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We study numerically the induction mechanisms generated from an array of helical motions distributed along a cylinder. Our flow is a very idealized geometry of the columnar structure that has been proposed for the convective motion inside the Earth core. Using an analytically prescribed flow, we apply a recently introduced iterative numerical scheme to solve the induction equation and analyze the flow response to externally applied fields with simple geometries (azimuthal, radial, etc.). Symmetry properties allow us to build selected induction modes whose interactions lead to dynamo mechanisms. Using an induction operator formalism, we show how dipole and quadrupole dynamos can be envisioned from such motions.
45 pages, 18 figures

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Fluid Dynamics, Geophysics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/126497

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https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703235
 http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703235

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