Analysis of a circular Couette flow of incompressible fluid between rotating coaxial cylinder

Abstract

This study aims to analyze analytical solutions of the Couette flow of incompressible fluid between two coaxial cylinders, generated due to constant density and viscosity using no -slip boundary conditions. Two distinct cases have been identified in Couette flow of incompressible fluid between rotating coaxial cylinders. Those are when inner and outer cylinder rotate with different angular velocity in the same direction and the outer cylinder rotate with angular velocity Ω o and inner cylinder removed. In each case the steady state velocity and pressure distribution in the field are determined. The velocity and pressure profiles of the flows are presented and the effect of r on velocity and pressure is discussed.