SPINUP FROM REST OF IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS.

G. R. Baker, M. Israeli

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Abstract

The spinup from rest of two immiscible fluids of different densities and kinematic viscosities in a vertically mounted cylinder is investigated. Attention is restricted to small internal rotational Froude numbers, in which case the interface remains essentially horizontal. By requiring small enough Ekman numbers, E. H. Wedemeyer's approximation may be used to obtain partial differential equations describing the inward convection and diffusion of the azimuthal velocity in both layers. Solutions are found illustrating the effects of varying the density, viscosity, and height of each layer. Qualitative agreement with experiment is reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-268
Number of pages20
JournalStudies in Applied Mathematics
Volume65
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981

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