An algorithm is proposed for calculating the convective heat exchange in a spherical cavity modeling the liquid core of the Earth with account for the internal heat sources and the Joule dissipation in the electrically conducting liquid in it.
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 88, No. 6, pp. 1370–1385, November–December, 2015.
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Solov′ev, S.V. Simulation of Convective Heat Exchange in the Electrically Conducting Liquid in a Spherical Cavity. Algorithm of Solution. J Eng Phys Thermophy 88, 1416–1431 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-015-1326-z
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