(1) Present address: Fachgebiet Strömungsmaschinen, Universität Karlsruhe, Kaiserstraße 12, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany;(2) Present address: Institut für Strömungslehre, Universität Karlsruhe, Kaiserstraße 12, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract:
Summary We present experimental results of fluid flow instabilities between different rotating surfaces. We start withcounter-rotating Taylor vortices between two coaxial cylinders. We go over to rotating cones with increasing apex angle. Due to the growing cross-flow we finally end up with spiral vortices allrotating in the same direction between a rotating disk and a housing. Figure 13 gives a complete survey of these results. We discuss the transition from one vortex system to the other in detail.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. S. Wittig on the occasion of his 60th birthday