Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Su, Tsung-Chow
Abstract
When a liquid drains through a hole in a container, a vortex may form between the surface and the drainage hole. An interesting phenomenon occurs in the presence of two drainage holes. Only one vortex forms, while the other hole will mostly drain as sink flow. In addition, the vortex can switch between one hole and the other with regular periodicity. The primary goal of this study is to measure this periodicity under varying conditions (height of water in the container, diameter of the drainage holes, and distance between drainage holes). Additionally, a study concerning the volume flow rates of vortical vs. sink flow out of the drainage holes was conducted. In the case of two drainage holes, when the height of the water was decreased in the container, the diameter of drainage holes decreased, or the distance between drainage holes was increased, the switching period was shown to decrease.
Extent
43 p.
Recommended Citation
Stankovic, Radivoje, "On the Drainage Vortices of Liquid in a Container with Two Outlets" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 565.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/565
Identifier
FA00013572
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.