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Self-sustainment of coherent structures in counter-rotating Taylor–Couette flow

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B. Wang Open the ORCID record for B. Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
R. Ayats Open the ORCID record for R. Ayats [Opens in a new window] ,
K. Deguchi Open the ORCID record for K. Deguchi [Opens in a new window] ,
F. Mellibovsky Open the ORCID record for F. Mellibovsky [Opens in a new window]  and
A. Meseguer Open the ORCID record for A. Meseguer [Opens in a new window]
B. Wang
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
R. Ayats
Affiliation:
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
K. Deguchi
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
F. Mellibovsky*
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
A. Meseguer
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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†Email address for correspondence: fernando.mellibovsky@upc.edu
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Abstract

We investigate the local self-sustained process underlying spiral turbulence in counter-rotating Taylor–Couette flow using a periodic annular domain, shaped as a parallelogram, two of whose sides are aligned with the cylindrical helix described by the spiral pattern. The primary focus of the study is placed on the emergence of drifting–rotating waves (DRW) that capture, in a relatively small domain, the main features of coherent structures typically observed in developed turbulence. The transitional dynamics of the subcritical region, far below the first instability of the laminar circular Couette flow, is determined by the upper and lower branches of DRW solutions originated at saddle-node bifurcations. The mechanism whereby these solutions self-sustain, and the chaotic dynamics they induce, are conspicuously reminiscent of other subcritical shear flows. Remarkably, the flow properties of DRW persist even as the Reynolds number is increased beyond the linear stability threshold of the base flow. Simulations in a narrow parallelogram domain stretched in the azimuthal direction to revolve around the apparatus a full turn confirm that self-sustained vortices eventually concentrate into a localised pattern. The resulting statistical steady state satisfactorily reproduces qualitatively, and to a certain degree also quantitatively, the topology and properties of spiral turbulence as calculated in a large periodic domain of sufficient aspect ratio that is representative of the real system.

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Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Bifurcation Turbulent Flows: Intermittency

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 951 , 25 November 2022 , A21
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