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A unified theory of turbulent flow IV

Cylindrical Couette flow

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A general theory of turbulent flow is applied to Couette flow between concentric cylinders. It appears that the basic differential equation of the theory is capable of describing the velocity profiles obtained experimentally if suitable assumptions are made about the structure of the flow and the numerical value of constants in the equation. However, in its present state of development, the theory is not capable of predicting the flow pattern from the Reynolds number and relative diameters of the inner and outer cylinders. The need is shown for additional experimental investigations to define the conditions for the appearance of the various flow patterns.

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    Present address: College of Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantaan, W.Va., U.S.A.

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Squire, W. A unified theory of turbulent flow IV. Appl. sci. Res. 10, 439 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411937

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