TY - JOUR
T1 - Does molecular rotation affect the transition Reynolds number?
AU - White, Christopher M.
AU - Sreenivasan, Katepalli R.
PY - 1998/2/16
Y1 - 1998/2/16
N2 - We examine recent claims that the molecular rotation, which manifests itself in the form of bulk viscosity, has a measurable effect on the transition Reynolds number in pipe flow. We also conduct new experiments using argon. We conclude that the effects, if they exist at all, are negligibly small for the conditions of the experiment.
AB - We examine recent claims that the molecular rotation, which manifests itself in the form of bulk viscosity, has a measurable effect on the transition Reynolds number in pipe flow. We also conduct new experiments using argon. We conclude that the effects, if they exist at all, are negligibly small for the conditions of the experiment.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00765-2
DO - 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00765-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0010374717
SN - 0375-9601
VL - 238
SP - 323
EP - 327
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
IS - 6
ER -