Simulation results in the inner heliosphere (IH) domain for activity minimum (CR 1922, top) and maximum (CR 1962, bottom). The central white sphere denotes the boundary with the solar corona (SC) domain at 25 R_⊙ (Sect. 3.1). The density structure of the steady-state solution is displayed on the equatorial plane (left) and the heliospheric current sheet (right). In the left panel, the topology and associated magnitudes of the dominant radial velocity components (u_r) of the solar wind are also included (fast: green – slow: magenta). The density (n) colour scale is preserved among the different panels. Selected 3D magnetic field lines are shown in white.