Unusual Time-Dependent Phenomena in Taylor-Couette Flow at Moderately Low Reynolds Numbers
- 25 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 58 (21) , 2212-2215
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.58.2212
Abstract
The results of an experimental and numerical investigation into a new mechanism for the onset of time dependence in Taylor-Couette flow are presented. The interaction between a symmetry-breaking bifurcation and a fold point gives rise to Hopf bifurcation. The resulting time-dependent flows may be either periodic or irregular.Keywords
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