Experiments on the stability of viscous flow between two concentric rotating spheres
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 103 (-1) , 117-131
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112081001262
Abstract
Experimental results concerning the onset of instability in a spherical gap are presented, for the case in which the gap width is not too large with respect to the radius. The two spheres may be rotated in the same direction or in opposite directions. The resulting flow field and some special observations are described. The first onset of instability is recorded and the results are summarized in stability diagrams. It is shown that Taylor's calculations for rotating cylinders are also valid for rotating spheres. Finally, further experimental results by several authors concerning the onset of instabilitty between rotating cylinders are compared with those for rotating spheres.Keywords
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