Simulation study on the eccentricity of floater in liquid floated gyroscope
by Jian-Feng Chen; Xin Jin; Zhi-Jing Zhang; Ting-Yu Zhang
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 53, No. 2, 2016

Abstract: This paper studies the effect of the floater eccentricity in a single degree-of-freedom Liquid Floated Gyroscope (LFG) on the fluid motion and the forces applied to the floater. The study is done numerically by using Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based on the theory of Spherical Couette Flow (SCF). The normal pressure distribution, the shear stress distribution, the streamline diagrams, the force and the torque applied to the eccentric floater are reported. The results of numerical simulations imply that the floater eccentricity significantly influences the fluid motion and the forces applied to the floater.

Online publication date: Sun, 31-Jan-2016

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com