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Numerical computation of Taylor vortices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2006

A. K. Majumdar  and
D. Brian Spalding
A. K. Majumdar
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
D. Brian Spalding
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
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Abstract

A finite-difference procedure for three-dimensional parabolic flows is used to predict the development of Taylor vortices in the flow between concentric rotating cylinders, resulting from the growth of small disturbances of a Couette flow. Predictions of such flows are presented in the developing and fully developed region. A precise calculation of the wavelength of the vortices has been possible by employing a periodic boundary condition on the pressure field. The predicted torque coefficient compares well with experimental data. The critical Taylor number has also been predicted with good accuracy.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , 24 June 1977 , pp. 295 - 304
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© 1977 Cambridge University Press

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