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_id: '1588'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'We investigate the Taylor-Couette system where the radius ratio is close
    to unity. Systematically increasing the Reynolds number, we observe a number of
    previously known transitions, such as one from the classical Taylor vortex flow
    (TVF) to wavy vortex flow (WVF) and the transition to fully developed turbulence.
    Prior to the onset of turbulence, we observe intermittent bursting patterns of
    localized turbulent patches, confirming the experimentally observed pattern of
    very short wavelength bursts (VSWBs). A striking finding is that, for a Reynolds
    number larger than that for the onset of VSWBs, a new type of intermittently bursting
    behavior emerges: patterns of azimuthally closed rings of various orders. We call
    them ring-bursting patterns, which surround the cylinder completely but remain
    localized and separated in the axial direction through nonturbulent wavy structures.
    We employ a number of quantitative measures including the cross-flow energy to
    characterize the ring-bursting patterns and to distinguish them from the background
    flow. These patterns are interesting because they do not occur in the wide-gap
    Taylor-Couette flow systems. The narrow-gap regime is less studied but certainly
    deserves further attention to gain deeper insights into complex flow dynamics
    in fluids.'
article_number: '053018'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Sebastian
  full_name: Altmeyer, Sebastian
  id: 2EE67FDC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Altmeyer
  orcid: 0000-0001-5964-0203
- first_name: Younghae
  full_name: Do, Younghae
  last_name: Do
- first_name: Ying
  full_name: Lai, Ying
  last_name: Lai
citation:
  ama: Altmeyer S, Do Y, Lai Y. Ring-bursting behavior en route to turbulence in narrow-gap
    Taylor-Couette flows. <i>Physical Review E</i>. 2015;92(5). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018">10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018</a>
  apa: Altmeyer, S., Do, Y., &#38; Lai, Y. (2015). Ring-bursting behavior en route
    to turbulence in narrow-gap Taylor-Couette flows. <i>Physical Review E</i>. American
    Physical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018</a>
  chicago: Altmeyer, Sebastian, Younghae Do, and Ying Lai. “Ring-Bursting Behavior
    En Route to Turbulence in Narrow-Gap Taylor-Couette Flows.” <i>Physical Review
    E</i>. American Physical Society, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018</a>.
  ieee: S. Altmeyer, Y. Do, and Y. Lai, “Ring-bursting behavior en route to turbulence
    in narrow-gap Taylor-Couette flows,” <i>Physical Review E</i>, vol. 92, no. 5.
    American Physical Society, 2015.
  ista: Altmeyer S, Do Y, Lai Y. 2015. Ring-bursting behavior en route to turbulence
    in narrow-gap Taylor-Couette flows. Physical Review E. 92(5), 053018.
  mla: Altmeyer, Sebastian, et al. “Ring-Bursting Behavior En Route to Turbulence
    in Narrow-Gap Taylor-Couette Flows.” <i>Physical Review E</i>, vol. 92, no. 5,
    053018, American Physical Society, 2015, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018">10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018</a>.
  short: S. Altmeyer, Y. Do, Y. Lai, Physical Review E 92 (2015).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:52:53Z
date_published: 2015-11-24T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T10:37:52Z
day: '24'
department:
- _id: BjHo
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053018
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000365520500010'
intvolume: '        92'
isi: 1
issue: '5'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa_version: None
publication: Physical Review E
publication_status: published
publisher: American Physical Society
publist_id: '5583'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Ring-bursting behavior en route to turbulence in narrow-gap Taylor-Couette
  flows
type: journal_article
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volume: 92
year: '2015'
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