Numerical computation of time-dependent Taylor-vortex flows in finite-length geometries
- 20 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 141, 51-66
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112084000732
Abstract
The time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations are integrated numerically for a finite-length concentric-cylinder geometry. The motion is initiated by an impulsive start of the inner cylinder from a state of rest. The transient development of a Taylor-vortex structure is discussed from the standpoint of the amplitude history, the onset time and vortex-front propagation; steady-state results are compared with previously published experimental results.Keywords
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