A visualization of Taylor-Couette flow within a rotating cylindrical chamber. Apparatus provided by Scott Kittleman, Professional Research Assistant in CU Boulders Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
Taylor – Couette Flow
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Flow Vis Guidebook
- Introduction to the Guidebook
- Overview 1: Phenomena. Why Does It Look Like That?
- Overview 2: Visualization Techniques
- Overview 3: Lighting
- Overview 4 - Photography A: Composition and Studio Workflow
- Overview 4 - Photography B: Cameras
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Focal Length
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Aperture and DOF
- Overview 4: Photography D: Exposure
- Overview 4 - Photography E - Resolution
- Overview 5 - Post-Processing
- Clouds 1: Names
- Clouds 2: Why Are There Clouds? Lift Mechanism 1: Instability
- Clouds 3: Skew - T and Instability
- Clouds 4: Clouds in Unstable Atmosphere
- Clouds 5: Lift Mechanism 2 - Orographics
- Clouds 6: Lift Mechanism 3 - Weather Systems
- Boundary Techniques - Introduction
- Dye Techniques 1 - Do Not Disturb
- Dye Techniques 2 - High Visibility
- Dye Techniques 3 - Light Emitting Fluids
- Refractive Index Techniques 1: Liquid Surfaces
- Refractive Index Techniques 2: Shadowgraphy and Schlieren
- Particle Physics: Flow and Light
- Particles 2: Aerosols
- Particles 3: In Water - Under Construction
- Art and Science
- TOC and Zotpress test
- Photons, Wavelength and Color
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This is super interesting! I am not entirely sure what I’m looking at but in my book that makes the picture much more interesting! Super well done!
Very interesting way of capturing this phenomenon and a great choice of color! I think the video is very well-edited too
Hi, Jess! As mentioned during the critique, I think the lighting here is great because it highlights the flecks of aluminum in the fluid and shows the spiral-like movement well. Compositionally, it’s also aesthetically pleasing because of the lines, near symmetry, and movement.
Very cool flow that you were able to create. I think the metal particles that were suspended in the fluid made for great visualization because the shear planes were visible. Impressive experiment.