Journal article
A flow visualization study of the effects of buoyancy on Taylor vortices
Physics of fluids. A, Fluid dynamics, v 1(9), pp 1502-1507
Sep 1989
Abstract
A flow visualization study, using smoke injected into the annular gap between concentric vertical cylinders, has been completed to determine the effects of buoyancy on the development and structure of Taylor vortices. The experimental facility consists of a heated, rotating inner cylinder enclosed by a transparent, stationary outer cylinder. Stationary horizontal endplates are used to seal the annulus. The axisymmetric Taylor vortex flow becomes distorted as buoyancy is introduced into the system. With increasing buoyancy, the flow undergoes a transition to a spiral form, after which another axisymmetric cellular pattern emerges. Finally, the natural convection flow pattern is established.
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- Title
- A flow visualization study of the effects of buoyancy on Taylor vortices
- Creators
- K. S. Ball - Center for Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, and Computation, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912B. Farouk - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Physics of fluids. A, Fluid dynamics, v 1(9), pp 1502-1507
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1989AN35000008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0013020661
- Other Identifier
- 991019173750304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Mechanics
- Physics, Fluids & Plasmas