Bifurcation phenomena in Taylor–Couette flow in a very short annulus with radial through-flow
In this study, the non-linear dynamics of Taylor–Couette flow in a very small-aspect-ratio wide-gap annulus in a counter-rotating regime under the influence of radial through-flow are investigated by solving its full three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. Depending on the intensity of the radial...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/384327 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/384327 https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26645-6 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Taylor vortices Taylor-Couette flow Radial flow Bifurcation Non-linear dynamics Complex system Direct numerical simulation Vòrtexs de Taylor Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai |
| Sumario: | In this study, the non-linear dynamics of Taylor–Couette flow in a very small-aspect-ratio wide-gap annulus in a counter-rotating regime under the influence of radial through-flow are investigated by solving its full three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. Depending on the intensity of the radial flow, either an axisymmetric (pure m = 0 mode) pulsating flow structure or an axisymmetric axially propagating vortex will appear subcritical, i.e. below the centrifugal instability threshold of the circular Couette flow. We show that the propagating vortices can be stably existed in two separate parameter regions, which feature different underlying dynamics. Although in one regime, the flow appears only as a limit cycle solution upon which saddle-node-invariant-circle bifurcation occurs, but in the other regime, it shows more complex dynamics with richer Hopf bifurcation sequences. That is, by presence of incommensurate frequencies, it can be appeared as 1-, 2- and 3-torus solutions, which is known as the Ruelle–Takens–Newhouse route to chaos. Therefore, the observed bifurcation scenario is the Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse route to chaos and the period doubling bifurcation, which exhibit rich and complex dynamics. |
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