Numerical simulation of thin-film MHD flow for nonuniform conductivity walls
Liquid metals offer unique properties and their use in a nuclear fusion reactor, both as confined flows and free surface flow, is widely studied in the fusion community. The interaction between this conductive fluid and the tokamak magnetic fields leads to Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) phenomena that influence the flow features. To properly design components that employ liquid metals, it is necessary to accurately predict these features and, although the efforts made in development, a mature code specifically customized to simulate MHD flows is still unavailable.