Analysis of inviscid shear instability of axisymmetric flows

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Main Authors: Deguchi, Kengo, Munawar, Haider, Song, Runjie
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Published: 2026
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author Deguchi, Kengo
Munawar, Haider
Song, Runjie
author_facet Deguchi, Kengo
Munawar, Haider
Song, Runjie
contents Simple analytical criteria are derived to determine whether axisymmetric base flows in annuli and pipes are stable or unstable. Both axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric inviscid disturbances are considered. Our sufficient condition for stability improves upon the classical result of \cite{Batchelor_Gill_1962}, following the idea of the second Kelvin-Arnol'd stability theorem. A novel sufficient condition for instability is also derived by extending the recently proposed hurdle theorem for parallel flows \citep{Deguchi_Hirota_Dowling_2024}. These analytical criteria are applied to annular and pipe model flows and are shown to effectively predict the neutral parameters obtained from eigenvalue computations of the stability problem.
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spellingShingle Analysis of inviscid shear instability of axisymmetric flows
Deguchi, Kengo
Munawar, Haider
Song, Runjie
Fluid Dynamics
Simple analytical criteria are derived to determine whether axisymmetric base flows in annuli and pipes are stable or unstable. Both axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric inviscid disturbances are considered. Our sufficient condition for stability improves upon the classical result of \cite{Batchelor_Gill_1962}, following the idea of the second Kelvin-Arnol'd stability theorem. A novel sufficient condition for instability is also derived by extending the recently proposed hurdle theorem for parallel flows \citep{Deguchi_Hirota_Dowling_2024}. These analytical criteria are applied to annular and pipe model flows and are shown to effectively predict the neutral parameters obtained from eigenvalue computations of the stability problem.
title Analysis of inviscid shear instability of axisymmetric flows
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18029