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Stability of circular Couette flow with variable inner cylinder speed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

G. P. Neitzel
G. P. Neitzel
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
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Abstract

Energy & ability theory is employed to study the finite-amplitude stability of a viscous incompressible fluid occupying the space between a pair of concentric cylinders when the inner-cylinder angular velocity varies linearly with time. For the case with a fixed outer cylinder and increasing inner-cylinder speed, we find an enhancement of stability, consistent with a linear-theory result due to Eagles. When the inner-cylinder speed decreases, we find an initially decreased stability bound, indicating the possibility of hysteresis, while, if the inner cylinder is allowed to reverse direction and linearly increase in speed, we find significant stability enhancement.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 123 , October 1982 , pp. 43 - 57
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© 1982 Cambridge University Press

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