Experimental and numerical investigation of cellular Stokes flow in a special wedge-shaped channel bounded by a cylindrical surface

E. F. Kent*

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Abstract

Cellular Stokes flow induced by rotation of a circular cylinder in a wedge-shaped channel bounded by a cylindrical surface is analysed experimentally and numerically. Flow visualization experiments have been carried out in the wedge-shaped channel. In the numerical calculations, series in terms of polar coordinates are used to represent the stream function. Numerical solution of the biharmonic equation has been obtained for this geometry. Streamline patterns are obtained for different wedge lengths. Excellent agreement is found between the experimental and the corresponding numerical results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-27
Number of pages7
JournalUnknown Journal
Volume9
Publication statusPublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 1st International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics - New Orleans, LA, USA
Duration: 1 Jun 19961 Jun 1996

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