This volume contains selected presentations of the 3rd International PAMIR Conference on Transfer Phenomena in Magnetohydrodynamic and Electroconducting Flows held at the Paul Langevin Centre, Aussois, France, 26-30 September 1997. The main scientific domain of the conference was the interaction between a magnetic field and a conducting fluid, which can be either an electrolyte (with low electrical conductivity) or a liquid metal (with high electrical conductivity). One of the perspectives of the conference was to facilitate the interaction between the MHD and chemical engineering communities. Thus, the connection between mass transfer in electrochemical systems and magnetic fields (sometimes called magnetoelectrolysis) was introduced for the first time as a topic of the conference. This offered a new class of problems to the MHD community.
The presentations focused on four main topics related to interfacial heat and mass transfer phenomena, energetic applications, the dynamo effect and MEHD phenomena, and they encompassed both numerical and experimental studies. The invited lectures were devoted to different subjects, such as the dynamo effect, magnetoelectrolysis, instability problems, and metallurgical applications of MHD. The state of the art was discussed together with promising new orientations. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced graduate students in physics and engineering sciences, working in MHD and related areas.

Preface. Special Contribution on Magnetic Fluids. Thermal Diffusion and Particle Separation in Ferrocolloids; E. Blums, A. Mezulis. I: MHD Flows and Turbulence. Geodynamo and MHD; D. Jault, et al. Velocity Profile Optimization for the Riga Dynamo Experiment; F. Stefani, et al. Magnetohydrodynamic Flows Around Bodies in Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields; S. Molokov, K. Rajan. On MHD Turbulence Models for Simulation of Magnetic Brakes in Continuous Steel Casting Processes; O. Widlund, et al. Absolute and Convective MHD Stability of a Capillary Liquid Metal Jet with Azimuthal Velocity; K. Loueslati, J.P. Brancher. Quasi-Two-dimensional Turbulence in MHD Shear Flows: the MATUR Experiment and Simulations; Y. Delannoy, et al. Transport of Momentum and Heat in Oscillatory MHD Flow; S. Cuevas, E. Ramos. Roads to Turbulence for an Internal MHD Buoyancy-Driven Flow Due to a Horizontal Temperature Gradient; L. Davoust, et al. II: Electrochemical Problems with or Without Magnetic Fields. A Model of the Anode from the Chlorate Cell; P. Byrne, et al. Sodium Chlorate Electrosynthesis Cell Under Natural Convection: Simulation of the Transient and Steady State Working Behaviour; P. Ozil, et al. MHD and Micro-MHD Effects in Electrochemical Systems; R. Aogaki, et al. Analysis of MHD Effects on Electrochemical Processes: Experimental and Theoretical Approach of the Interfacial Phenonema; J.P. Chopart, et al. Enhancement of Electrolytic Mass Transfer Around Cylinders by Exposure to Switchin Magnetic Fields; S. Mori, et al. Laminar Developing Mass Transfer in Annulus with Power Law-Fluids; O. Ould-Dris, et al. Study of Near Wall Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer under Magnetic Field Influence; S. Martemianov, A. Sviridov. Motions and Mass Transfer in a Mercury Coreless Induction Furnace; Y. Fautrelle, et al. Electrolysis of a Sea Water Flow; P. Boissonneau, J.P. Thibault. III: MHD in Metallurgy and Crystal Growth. Thermoelectric Magnetohydrodynamic Effects During Bridgman Semiconductor Crystal Growth with a Uniform Axial Magnetic Field: Large Hartmann-Number Asymptotic Solution; Y. Kine, J. Walker. Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Influence of a Rotating Magnetic Field on Convetioni n Rayleigh-Bénard Configurations; B. Fischer, et al. Numerical Solutions of Moving Boundary Problems with Thermal Convection in the Melt and Magnetic Field During Directional Solidification; M. El Ganaoui, et al. Effect of a Steady Magnetic Field and Imposed Rotation of Vessel on Heat and Mass Transfer in Swirling Recirculating Flows; I. Grants, Y. Gelfgat. On the Stability of Rotating MHD Flows; Ph. Marty, et al. Dynamics of an Axisymmetric Electromagnetic `Crucible' Melting; V. Bojarevics, et al.. Measurement of Solute Diffusivity in Electrically Conducting Liquids; T. Alboussière, et al. Magnetic Control of Convection in Liquid Metal Heated from Above; O. Andreev, et al. IV: Energetic Applications. Channel Design Influence on Staiblity and Working Characteristics of Induction MHD Pump; J. Valdmanis, et al. Contrast Structures and Rotating Stall in MHD Flows; Y. Polovko, et al. Nonequilibrium Plasma MHD Power Generation with FUJI-1 Blow-Down Facility; Y. Okuno, et al. Index.