Journal
EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE
Volume 116, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110116
Keywords
Confined vortex flow; Two-fluid swirling flows; Creeping flow; Velocity jump; Moffatt eddies
Funding
- Russian Science Foundation [19-19-00083]
- Russian Science Foundation [19-19-00083] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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Recent theoretical and numerical studies predict the Moffatt eddies near the interface-wall intersection in a two-fluid flow. The current work provides the first experimental evidence of this phenomenon of fundamental interest. It also reveals a jump of the azimuthal velocity at the interface which can be important for vortex bioreactors. The rotating lid drives a two-fluid flow in a vertical cylindrical container whose other walls are stationary. Near the lid, the centrifugal force pushes the upper fluid to the sidewall thus developing its centrifugal meridional circulation. This motion drives the bulk counter-circulation and the Moffatt eddies in the lower fluid at a slow rotation. Using sunflower oil for the upper fluid, water-glycerin or alcohol-glycerin solutions for the lower fluid, and assemble averaging of PIV images allow for velocity measurement and flow visualization even in a creeping motion. This advanced experimental technique helps detect velocity jumps, occurring at the interface and the Moffatt outermost eddy.
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