Oughton, SeanMcAlley, Hamish2023-07-132023-07-132023https://hdl.handle.net/10289/15892Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is the area of physics dedicated to the study of electrically conducting fluids. These fluids can support linear waves and non-linear turbulence dynamics. This thesis presents results and analysis of the evolution of the linearised MHD equations and the full non-linear MHD equations, starting from the same initial state. A systematic parameter study is conducted, varying the mean magnetic field strength, cross helicity, and Alfvén ratio. The focus is on incompressible MHD, though compressible systems also exist, and indeed are more prevalent as incompressible MHD is largely idealised.application/pdfenAll items in Research Commons are provided for private study and research purposes and are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.MagnetohydrodynamicsTurbulenceWave mechanicsFluid dynamicsFluids -- Electric propertiesFluid mechanics -- MathematicsNavier-Stokes equations -- Numerical solutionsComputational fluid dynamicsFluid dynamics -- Mathematical modelsThesis2023-07-08