Bi-stability in turbulent, rotating spherical Couette flow

Daniel S. Zimmerman, Santiago Andrés Triana, Daniel P. Lathrop

Flow between concentric spheres of radius ratio $\eta =r_{\mathrm{i}}/r_{\mathrm{o}}=0.35$ is studied in a 3 m outer diameter experiment. We have measured the torques required to mainta…