Gravitational instabilities in a rotating fluid
Abstract
An experimental study of thermal convection and gravitational instabilities of a rotating fluid is presented. The fluid was contained in a right cylinder which is rotating about its vertical axis, and subjected to vertical temperature gradient. Two silicone oils having kinematic viscosities of 0.65 and 350 centistokes were used as test fluids. Two 11 inch diameter cylinders of heights 0.970 and 1.999 cm were employed. The heat transfer data were measured over a wide range of rotational speeds varied from 0 to 856 rpm.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- December 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975PhDT........42T
- Keywords:
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- Flow Stability;
- Free Convection;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Rotating Fluids;
- Centrifugal Force;
- Heat Transfer;
- Temperature Gradients;
- Viscosity;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer