Effect of the number of vortices on the torque scaling in Taylor-Couette flow

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العنوان: Effect of the number of vortices on the torque scaling in Taylor-Couette flow
المؤلفون: Martínez-Arias, B., Peixinho, J., Crumeyrolle, O., Mutabazi, I.
المصدر: J. Fluid Mech. (2014)
سنة النشر: 2014
المجموعة: Physics (Other)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Physics - Fluid Dynamics
الوصف: Torque measurements in Taylor-Couette flow, with large radius ratio and large aspect ratio, over a range of velocities up to a Reynolds number of 24 000 are presented. Following a specific procedure, nine states with distinct number of vortices along the axis were found and the aspect ratio of the vortices were measured. The relationship between the speed and the torque for a given number of vortices is reported. In the turbulent Taylor vortex flow regime, at relatively high Reynolds number, a change in behaviour is observed corresponding to intersections of the torque-speed curves for different states. Before each intersection, the torque for a state with larger number of vortices is higher. After each intersection, the torque for a state with larger number of vortices is lower. The exponent, from the scaling laws of the torque, always depends on the aspect ratio of the vortices. When the Reynolds number is rescaled using the mean aspect ratio of the vortices, only a partial collapse of the exponent data is found.
Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2014.213
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/1404.3505
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.1404.3505
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv