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Stability and heat transfer of rotating cryogens. Part 2. Effects of rotation on heat-transfer properties of convection in liquid He

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

J. M. Pfotenhauer
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
P. G. J. Lucas
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Permanent address: Department of Physics, The University, Manchester M13 9 PL, England.
R. J. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403

Abstract

Heat-transfer measurements have been made in normal liquid He contained within a rotating, cylindrical, cryogenic Bénard cell with variable aspect ratio. Data are presented for a range of dimensionless angular velocities 0 ≤ Ω < 600 and Prandtl numbers 0.49 ≤ Pr < 0.76 and for three aspect ratios Γ of 7.81, 4.93 and 3.22. Where possible, comparisons are made with theoretical predictions and past experiments concerning heat transfer in rotating fluids.

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Research Article
Copyright
© 1984 Cambridge University Press

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