Double vortices and single-eyed vortices in a rotating cylinder under thermal gradients
In this paper we use nonlinear simulations to show the generation of single-cell vortices, two-cell vortices and double vortices in a cylinder non-homogeneously heated from below in a rotating reference frame. For moderate rotation rates we show the transition from an axisymmetric one-cell vortex, c...
| Autores: | , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/40069 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10578/40069 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Fluid dynamics Navier–Stokes equations Spectral methods Vortices |
| Sumario: | In this paper we use nonlinear simulations to show the generation of single-cell vortices, two-cell vortices and double vortices in a cylinder non-homogeneously heated from below in a rotating reference frame. For moderate rotation rates we show the transition from an axisymmetric one-cell vortex, characterized by an updraft at the center of the cell, to an axisymmetric two-cell vortex, characterized by a central downdraft surrounded by updraft, i.e., a vortex that develops a central eye. This transition can be explained through a force balance analysis. When the thermal gradient increases beyond a certain threshold the axisymmetric single-eyed vortex loses the axisymmetry, the eye displaces from the center and tilts. For larger rotation rates the axisymmetric one-cell vortex bifurcates to a double vortex. |
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