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Linear stability of magnetohydrodynamic flow in a perfectly conducting rectangular duct

This research resulted from investigation of stability of buoyant flows funded by Leverhulme Trust (£74,013, F00732/F). Flows with conducting walls do not feature wall jets present in other magnetohydrodynamic flows, thus are more stable, which would have a detrimental effect on tritium removal from tokamak blankets. No previous comprehensive studies of such flows exist; standard methods are unable to capture flow complexity. This fundamental study uses a novel formulation and bespoke collocation method, paving the way for a CASE studentship (Output 1), to investigate flows with realistic wall conductivity, ultimately promoting turbulence in tokamak blankets by finding optimal wall conductivity.