Viscoelastic instabilities of Taylor-Couette flows with different rotation regimes.
Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences(2023)
Abstract
The critical modes of the instabilities of viscoelastic Taylor-Couette flow are investigated using both experiments and linear stability analysis when only one cylinder rotates and the other is fixed. A viscoelastic Rayleigh circulation criterion highlights that the elasticity of the polymer solution can induce a flow instability even if the Newtonian counterpart is stable. When the inner cylinder solely rotates, experimental results show three critical modes: stationary axisymmetric vortices or Taylor vortices for small elasticity, standing waves, also called ribbons for intermediate values of elasticity, and disordered vortices (DV) for large elasticity values. When the outer cylinder rotates and the inner cylinder is fixed and for large values of elasticity, the critical modes appear in the form of DV. There is a good agreement between experimental and theoretical results provided that the elasticity of the polymer solution is accurately determined. This article is part of the theme issue 'Taylor-Couette and related flows on the centennial of Taylor's seminal paper (Part 2)'.
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Key words
Taylor–Couette,instabilities,viscoelastic
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