Abstract
In this letter, we report experimental results on the stability of a fluid inside a precessing and resonant cylinder. Above a critical Reynolds number, the Kelvin mode forced by precession triggers an instability which saturates at intermediate Re and which leads to a turbulent flow at high Reynolds numbers. Particle image velocimetry measurements in two different sections of the cylinder have revealed the three-dimensional structure of this instability. It is composed of two free Kelvin modes whose wavenumbers and frequencies respect the conditions for a triadic resonance with the forced Kelvin mode, as is obtained for the elliptical instability. Moreover, an experimental diagram of stability has been established by varying both the precessing angle and the Reynolds number. It shows a good agreement with a scaling analysis based on a triadic resonance mechanism.
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