TY - JOUR AU - Tzeng, Sheng Chung AU - Jeng, Tzer Ming AU - Ma, Wei Ping PY - 2014/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Numerical Simulation and Flow Behaviors of Taylor Flow in Co-Axial Rotating Cylinder JF - International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation JA - Int. j. eng. technol. innov. VL - 4 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ojs.imeti.org/index.php/IJETI/article/view/131 SP - 69-76 AB - This work uses the incense as the trace of flow to perform flow visualization of Taylor-Couette flow. The test section was made of a rotational inner cylinder and a stationary outer cylinder. Two modes of inner cylinder were employed. One had a smooth wall, and the other had an annular ribbed wall. Clear and complete Taylor vortices were investigated in both smooth and ribbed wall of co-axial rotating cylinder. Besides, a steady-state, axis-symmetrical numerical model was provided to simulate the present flow field. The Taylor vortices could be also successfully predicted. However, the assumption of steady-state flow might reduce some flow perturbations, resulting in an over-predicted critical Taylor number. A transient simulation is suggested to be performed in the future. ER -