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Numerical simulation on quantum turbulence created by an oscillating object

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, , Citation S Fujiyama and M Tsubota 2009 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 150 032021 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/150/3/032021

1742-6596/150/3/032021

Abstract

We have conducted a numerical simulation of vortex dynamics in superfluid 4He in the presence of an oscillating sphere. The experiment on a vibrating wire that measured the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is modelled in our simulations. The simulation exhibits the details of vortex growth by the oscillating sphere. Our result also shows that a more realistic modelling may change the destiny of the vortex rings detached from the sphere. We have evaluated the force driven by the sphere in the simulation and have confirmed the onset of the quantum turbulence.

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10.1088/1742-6596/150/3/032021