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On the cross-field flux of heat in a magnetoplasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

L. C. Woods
L. C. Woods
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford University
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Abstract

A new theory is developed for the transport of energy across a strong magnetic field. The mechanism is micro-convection by sheared fluid elements, and it proves to be much more effective in heat transport than classical conduction. The equivalent thermal conductivity is calculated for the electron gas in a cylindrical plasma carrying an axial current. When the plasma pressure can be neglected, this conductivity is about 400 times greater than the classical value under certain typical conditions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 143 - 154
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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