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EPSRC Reference:	GR/T08968/01
Title:	Flow phenomena between rotating, coaxial cones
Principal Investigator:	Hills, Dr CP
Other Investigators:	Gilbert, Professor AD
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Department:	Mathematical Sciences
Organisation:	University of Exeter
Scheme:	First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC
Starts:	04 October 2004	Ends:	03 October 2007	Value (£):	69,093
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Continuum Mechanics Fluid Dynamics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Rotating fluid dynamics underlies countless physical systems, from the flows in the atmosphere and oceans to the flows within pumps and micromachinery. The modelling and greater understanding of the role that rotation has on these flows has therefore been of great fascination to industrial engineers and scientists for over a century. It is well known that the introduction of rotation into a fluid flow can have marked effect upon the property's of that flow, whether they be the efficiency of mixing and heat transfer or the stability of the flow. It is hoped that our study will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms within a particular geometry and enable it to be exploited for practical purposes.We propose to study the action of rotation on a fluid contained between two cones, which share a common axis and rotate at independent rates. Although this geometry is found in many practical situations, from fluid pumps used for blood flow in patients to food processing it has so far received very little attention. The geometry itself introduces many interesting new features to the study of rotationally driven fluid flows and therefore has the ability to produce exciting and intriguing results. We will analyse the important factors that govern the flow in the conical annulus and model theoretically the flow patterns that are found there.
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