Bénard Cells and Taylor Vortices

ISBN-13: 9780521402040 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 350 str.

E. L. Koschmieder

Opis

This book describes the research done on the problems of Benard convection, its modern offspring the RayleighSHBenard problem, and Taylor vortices. Both problems are classical examples in the theory of hydrodynamic stability and share many features. While linear theory describing the onset of instability for both problems is practically completed, nonlinear problems are at the forefront of research. Thus the author concentrates on the impressive progress that has been made in the theoretical and experimental investigation of the nonlinear problems and outlines the remaining basic problems.

Recenzje

'… provides an invaluable source of information both for the graduate student starting research and as a timely decription of where we are now for those actively researching in the field.' Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Spis treści

Part I. Bénard Convection and Rayleigh–Bénard Convection: 1. Bénard's experiments; 2. Linear theory of Rayleigh–Bénard convection; 3. Theory of surface tension driven Bénard convection; 4. Surface tension driven Bénard convection experiments; 5. Linear Rayleigh–Bénard convection experiments; 6. Supercritical Rayleigh–Bénard convection experiments; 7. Nonlinear theory of Rayleigh–Bénard convection; 8. Miscellaneous topics; Part II. Taylor Vortex Flow: 9. Circular Couette flow; 10. Rayleigh's stability criterion; 11. G. I. Taylor's work; 12. Other early experiments; 13. Supercritical Taylor vortex experiments; 14. Experiments with two independently rotating cylinders; 15. Nonlinear theory of Taylor vortices; 16. Miscellaneous topics.