Axisymmetric vortex breakdown. Part 3 Onset of periodic flow and chaotic advection
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 234 (-1) , 449-471
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112092000867
Abstract
When the fluid inside a completely filled cylinder is set in motion by the rotation of one endwall, steady and unsteady axisymmetric vortex breakdown is possible. Nonlinear dynamical systems theory is used to describe the changing kinematics of the flow as the speed of the rotating endwall is increased. Two distinct modes of oscillation have been found in the unsteady regime and the chaotic advection caused by the oscillations has been investigated. The results of this study are used to describe the filling and emptying processes of the vortex breakdown bubbles observed in flow visualization experiments.Keywords
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