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The unsteady flow within a spinning cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

E. H. Wedemeyer
E. H. Wedemeyer
Affiliation:
U.S.A. Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md.
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Abstract

A theoretical analysis is given of the unsteady flow of a liquid within a cylinder of finite length started suddenly so as to spin about its axis. It is found that a secondary flow, caused by the end walls of the cylindrical container, has a strong effect on the generation of spin in the liquid. In the vicinity of the end walls the fluid motion is characterized by a boundary-layer flow, which can be either laminar or turbulent. The fluid within the boundary layers rotates faster than that at a large distance from the end walls, and therefore is thrown, by centrifugal forces, radially outwards. The radial outflow in the boundary layer creates a slow secondary motion within the spinning liquid. Due to the secondary flow, the transport of angular momentum from the walls to the interior is accomplished by convection rather than diffusion. A treatment is given for both laminar and turbulent end-wall boundary layers. The theoretical results are compared with experimental observations and good agreement is found.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , November 1964 , pp. 383 - 399
Copyright
© 1964 Cambridge University Press

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