Flow structure between two co-axial disks rotating independently

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-311

  Soong, Chyi Yeou ^a   Wu, Chang Chie ^b   Liu, Tung Ping ^c   Liu, Tao Ping ^c  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Co rotating disks; Counter rotating disks; Gap size effects; Rotational instability; Rotor stator disks; Shroud effects; Swirling flow structure

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATING DISKS; SMOKE;

FLOW STRUCTURE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW ANALYSIS; ROTATING DISC; ROTOR; STATOR; SWIRLING FLOW;

EID: 0037370135     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(02)00310-2     Document Type: Article

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