Interesting paper David,
This comment is more about the scope and/or open-endedness of the paper. As I am reading though it, I am hoping to find any suggestions towards the intriguing question posed in the opening - that the winds on Saturn are incredibly fast and blow 500 m/s faster than the planet. Why or how did your original model answer that? Is there an electrical component? Also there is the old problem - does such a fast wind blow only in one direction? That one has possibly been answered - it blows both ways. How could this not create more stress, not less? Obviously you did not set out to answer these questions about the winds on Saturn, but I am left asking - if there is anything new that we know before ? It might be wise to limit the reader's expectations at the start. Jones From: David Jonsson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:33 AM To: vortex-l Subject: [Vo]:More change regarding rotating gas: less shear and new normal stress variations I had to adjust my calculations again because of failures of the previous calculations. It is significantly simplified and the torque effect is now much lower than in previous versions. I can no longer explain the Venusian winds. One thing I still wonder about is how an equilibrium could be established. Since no net rotation acceleration is taking place in the gas some counter shear stress is taking place and I wonder if the shear stress from the observed shear flow could be balancing the effect. This explains why the flow is contrary to derived shear. On the other hand that shear is horizontal and the derived stress is vertical. I ask you to visit http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.1381 and tell me what you think, Critique is appreciated as well as affirmations. I also have some idea on how to calculate on liquid and solid matter and on plasma. The funny thin is that my initial estimate on plasma is that electromagnetic fields can establish due to the effect. I also plan to include normal stress variations that are also due to thermal motion into the same article. You can find the basis of that part on Physicsforum: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=464979 Read it from bottom and up to get the corrections first. David David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370
