Publications by authors named "S Viazzo"
A parameter study of strato-rotational low-frequency modulations: impacts on momentum transfer and energy distribution.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates nonlinear interactions in density stratified Taylor-Couette (TC) flows, specifically focusing on strato-rotational instability (SRI) modes and their impact on spiral patterns and velocity changes.
- These interactions lead to interesting dynamics involving competing spiral wave modes that travel in opposite directions, resulting in low-frequency modulations in the flow.
- The research also explores how factors like Reynolds numbers, stratification, and container geometry influence these modulations, suggesting that they may act as a secondary instability not seen in all SRI unstable regimes, with implications for understanding star formation in accretion discs.