Experiments on the stability of viscous flow between rotating cylinders III. Enhancement of stability by modulation

Russell J. Donnelly

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1964 · 131 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Abstract The onset of instability in Couette flow can be inhibited by modulating the rate of rotation of the inner cylinder. The origin of the inhibition has been shown experimentally to be due to the viscous wave propagated across the annulus by the modulated cylinder.

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