Turbulent Flow Between Rotating Cylinders
Abstract
The distribution of mean speed and turbulence was measured in the gap between the rotating inner and stationary outer cylinder. The turbulent flow in the gap cannot be considered two-dimensional but a peculiar type of secondary motion consisting of three-dimensional vortices takes place. The secondary motion has an essential part in the transmission of moment of momentum. Ring-shape vortices occur in the laminar flow between rotating cylinders and exist even at speeds several hundred times the critical speed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1943
- Accession Number
- ADA801179
Entities
People
- Pai Shih-i
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology