Magnetic field generation and evolution in celestial bodies—the subject matter of the theory
of the dynamo—held Ya B Zeldovich's interest for years. Over the time since then, the study …

We report the observation of dynamo action in the von Kármán sodium experiment, ie, the
generation of a magnetic field by a strongly turbulent swirling flow of liquid sodium. Both …

We report the first experimental observation of reversals of a dynamo field generated in a
laboratory experiment based on a turbulent flow of liquid sodium. The magnetic field …

We describe a noncontact technique for velocity measurement in electrically conducting
fluids. The technique, which we term Lorentz force velocimetry (LFV), is based on exposing …

It is widely known that cosmic magnetic fields, ie the fields of planets, stars, and galaxies, are
produced by the hydromagnetic dynamo effect in moving electrically conducting fluids. It is …

Although the origin of Earth's and other celestial bodies' magnetic fields remains unknown,
we do know that the motion of electrically conducting fluids generates and maintains these …

The three-dimensional velocity field of a propeller-driven liquid metal flow is reconstructed
by a contactless inductive flow tomography. The underlying theory is presented within the …

The von Kármán Sodium (VKS) experiment studies dynamo action in the flow generated
inside a cylinder filled with liquid sodium by the rotation of coaxial impellers (the von Kármán …

An experimental study of a turbulent von Kármán flow in a cylinder is presented. The mean
flow is stationary up to a Reynolds number Re= 10 4 where a bifurcation takes place. The …

Numerical studies of a kinematic dynamo based on von Kármán type flows between two
counterrotating disks in a finite cylinder are reported. The flow has been optimized using a …