NUMERICAL-METHODS FOR 2-FLUID HYDRODYNAMICS - APPLICATION TO THE TAYLOR VORTEX FLOW OF SUPERFLUID-HELIUM-II

Authors
HENDERSON KL BARENGHI CF
Citation
Kl. Henderson et Cf. Barenghi, NUMERICAL-METHODS FOR 2-FLUID HYDRODYNAMICS - APPLICATION TO THE TAYLOR VORTEX FLOW OF SUPERFLUID-HELIUM-II, Journal of low temperature physics, 98(5-6), 1995, pp. 351-381
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of low temperature physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222291
Volume
98
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
351 - 381
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2291(1995)98:5-6<351:NF2H-A>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We describe the numerical method which we have developed to solve for the first time the fully nonlinear HVBK equations. These equations gen eralise Landau's two fluid model to rake into account the presence of quantised vol tices. We apply the method to investigate the flow patte rn of helium II between rotating concentric cylinders (Taylor vortex f low) at increasing Reynolds numbers. We compare the results against cl assical Taylor vortex flow.