Turbulent scaling in rotating spherical Couette flow

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Abstract

We study the parameter dependence of torque and other flow quantities in rapidly rotating spherical Couette flow with radius ratio $\eta = r_{\mathrm{i}}/r_{\mathrm{o}} = 0.35$ using the University of Maryland 3m system. We examine the dependence of the dimensionless torque, $G = T/\rho\nu^2 L_{gap}$, on the Reynolds number, $Re = \Delta\Omega L_{gap}^2/\nu$, and Rossby number, $Ro = \Delta\Omega/\Omega_{\mathrm{o}}$, for $-5

Authors

  • Daniel S. Zimmerman

    • University of Maryland Physics/IREAP
  • Santiago Andr\'{e}s Triana

    • University of Maryland Physics/IREAP
  • Daniel P. Lathrop

    • University of Maryland Physics/IREAP/Geology