Dataset to "Flow stages during vortex decay in an impulsively stopped rotating cylinder"

An infinite cylinder containing a fluid in solid body rotation (SBR) is impulsively stopped. The decay and self-organisation of the initial SBR due to the forming boundary layer and multiple transitions is addressed by means of direct numerical simulations for a wide range of Reynolds numbers. The flow undergoes five distinct flow stages during its decay, which are characterised by means of statistical evaluation. This database features statistics of four different spin-down simulations at different $Re$.