On high Taylor number Taylor vortices
arXiv:2212.13662 · doi:10.1017/jfm.2023.481
Abstract
Axisymmetric steady solutions of Taylor-Couette flow at high Taylor numbers are studied numerically and theoretically. As the axial period of the solution shortens from about one gap length, the Nusselt number goes through two peaks before returning to laminar flow. In this process, the asymptotic nature of the solution changes in four stages, as revealed by the asymptotic analysis. When the aspect ratio of the roll cell is about unity, the solution captures quantitatively the characteristics of the classical turbulence regime. Theoretically, the Nusselt number of the solution is proportional to the quarter power of the Taylor number. The maximised Nusselt number obtained by shortening the axial period can reach the experimental value around the onset of the ultimate turbulence regime, although at higher Taylor numbers the theoretical predictions eventually underestimate the experimental values. An important consequence of the asymptotic analyses is that the mean angular momentum should become uniform in the core region unless the axial wavelength is too short. The theoretical scaling laws deduced for the steady solutions can be carried over to Rayleigh-Bénard convection.
arXiv comment33pages, 16 figures
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