Visualization of flow behavior in rotating coaxial cylinders with axial slits

Axial Particle Diffusion in Rotating Cylinders

We study the interface dynamics of a binary particle mixture in a rotating cylinder numerically. By considering only the particle motion in axial direction, it is shown that the initial dynamics can be well described by a one-dimensional diffusion process. This allows us to calculate a macroscopic diffusion constant and we study its dependence on the inter-particle friction coefficient, the rot...

Hydrodynamic stability of flow between rotating porous cylinders with radial and axial flow

A linear stability analysis was carried out for axial flow between a rotating porous inner cylinder and a concentric, stationary, porous outer cylinder when radial flow is present for several radius ratios. The radial Reynolds number, based on the radial velocity at the inner cylinder and the inner radius, was varied from 215 to 15, and the axial Reynolds number based on the mean axial velocity...

The boiling Twente Taylor-Couette (BTTC) facility: Temperature controlled turbulent flow between independently rotating, coaxial cylinders.

A new Taylor-Couette system has been designed and constructed with precise temperature control. Two concentric independently rotating cylinders are able to rotate at maximum rates of f(i) = ± 20 Hz for the inner cylinder and f(o) = ± 10 Hz for the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder has an outside radius of r(i) = 75 mm, and the outer cylinder has an inside radius of r(o) = 105 mm, resulting in ...

AXIAL FLOW OF CASSON PLASTIC MODEL IN ANNULUS WITH A ROTATING INNER CYLINDER

Starting Flow of an Oldroyd-b Fluid between Rotating Co-axial Cylinders

Analytical solutions corresponding to the starting flow of an Oldroyd-B fluid between rotating cylinders are established. If the radius of the inner cylinder tends to zero the flow within a circular cylinder is obtained. The well-known solutions for a Navier-Stokes fluid, as well as those corresponding to a Maxwell fluid and to a second grade one, appear as limiting cases of our solutions. The ...