A fluid dynamo ?
¥Larmor 1919 
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j
B
moving
conductor
(velocity u)
Induction
+
Lorentz
electrical
currents
magnetic
field
Dipolar
Magnetic field
(convection)
Mantle
Internal Core
(solid iron)
External Core
(liquid iron,
 convection)
Spontaneous conversion  :
mechanical energy            magnetic energy