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Title: Centrifugal destabilization and restabilization of plane shear flows

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/522751· OSTI ID:522751

The flow of an incompressible viscous fluid between parallel plates becomes unstable when the plates are tumbled. As the tumbling rate increases, the flow restabilizes. This phenomenon is elucidated by path-following techniques. The solution of the Navier-Stokes equations is approximated by spectral techniques. The linear stability of these solutions is studied.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
522751
Report Number(s):
ANL/MCS/PP-86426; ON: DE97008523; TRN: 97:005006
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English