Taylor diffusion means that diffusion is affected by Coriolis forces and thus moves in circles and effectively reduces radial diffusion in rotation fluids. Do not mistake this for Taylor dispersion which is an effect which increases diffusion.
Since heat flow is a kind of diffused heat I wonder if it also is affected by Taylor diffusion. The heat motion is definitely affected by Coriolis forces. How could this be analyzed? It seems to have some strange consequences in regard to entropy. It seems like entropy doesn't increase as much when rotating but that seems also versy counterintuitive and it seems like a too easy trick to lower increase of entropy. Common reasoning implies that the process is requiring energy which is usually the case to lower entropy increase. Help me solve this. I have always found entropy to be a strange and weak concept. Or maybe the total entropy changes Taylor diffusion and Taylor dispersion balances each other? David David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370
