Liquid film flow rising along the outer surface of the rotating cone

✍ Scribed by Takahiro Adachi; Naoya Sato; Naoto Kobari; Toshihiro Hori

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 255 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1099-2871
• DOI: 10.1002/htj.20307

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We have investigated fluid flow characteristics of liquid film flow rising along the outer surface of a rotating cone. The fluid is given a centrifugal force due to the rotation of the cone, while strong surface tension maintains the centrifugal force at the outer surface of the liquid film flow. Therefore, the fluid does not spread outward from the cone, but goes up along it. We have visualized the interesting flow phenomena with a high‐speed video camera. In addition, we have measured the correlation between the wetted radius, rotation rate of the cone, and flow rate of the rising film flow. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; 39(7): 492–496, 2010; Published online 2 June 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI 10.1002/htj.20307