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We consider instabilities at the interface of two liquids (representing cryolite and molten aluminium) which arise due to electromagnetic forces, possibly combined with the Kelvin-Helmholtz mechanism. Linear stability boundaries are computed and physical interpretations are given of the results. A multiple-scales analysis is then discussed which describes the amplitude evolution of a wave-packet.
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Moreau, R.J., Pigny, S., Maslowe, S.A. (1989). Amplitude Evolution of Interfacial Waves in Aluminium Reduction Cells. In: Lielpeteris, J., Moreau, R. (eds) Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamics. Mechanics of Fluids and Transport Processes, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0999-1_24
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