Phenomenological modelling of the first bifurcations of spherical Couette flow

P. Manneville , L.S. Tuckerman

The bifurcation of spherical Couette flow towards the Taylor-like one-vortex flow is analysed within the framework of a phenomenological model built using qualitative arguments based on symmetry and genericity considerations. Phase portraits of the corresponding two-dimensional dynamical system are presented and compared to results of numerical simulations of the axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations.

Mots clés: Couette flow; vortices

Domaines: Articles anciens

P. Manneville, L.S. Tuckerman. Phenomenological modelling of the first bifurcations of spherical Couette flow. Journal de Physique, 1987, 48 (9), pp.1461-1469. ⟨10.1051/jphys:019870048090146100⟩. ⟨jpa-00210576⟩