Experimental study of expansion and compression effects on the stability of Taylor vortex flow

• Published in: Fluid dynamics research Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 45502 - 45516
• Main Authors: Mansour, M, Ali, M H, El-Maksoud, R M Abd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Compressing; Cylinders; End plates; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Laminar flow; rotating flow; Stability; Taylor vortex flow; Taylor-Couette instability; Time dependence

The aim of the present experimental work is to determine the stability limits of Taylor cells by expanding and compressing the cells. The investigation was performed under laminar flow condition with a wide gap between an inner rotating cylinder and outer stationary cylinder. In order to allow the e...