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The Taylor-Couette (TC) flow, the flow confined between two concentric independently rotating cylinders, is used as a perfect model to investigate shear flow over concave surfaces and one of the paradigmatic systems of the physics of fluids. In this thesis, an experimental investigation of the turbulent TC flow in a very wide gap geometry with a radius ratio 𝜂 = 0.1 is performed. The physical and dynamic behavior of the flow is studied in a geometry that has rarely been investigated before the current study, which makes this study unique. The study aims to understand the effect of curvature on the TC flow, particularly in cases where the circumferential length of the inner cylinder is smaller than the gap width. The flow is studied in the different rotation regimes: counter-rotating, co-rotating, and purely inner cylinder rotating regimes up to shear Reynolds numbers Re_s≤ 150000. The flow field has been qualitatively studied using visualization techniques. By probing the different flow parameters, familiar coherent TC flow patterns appear, in addition to newly observed patterns we assume only exist for very wide gap TC flows. For a more detailed quantitative study, a time-resolved velocity field measurement has been conducted using the High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry technique through the system end plate. The radial and azimuthal velocity components in the 2D horizontal plane are measured at different axial positions, in order to scan the axial variance of the flow. The recorded flow field is used to compute the angular momentum transport in terms of the quasi-Nusselt number (Nu_ω). The results show a maximum of Nu_ω for low counter-rotating rates of −0.011 ≤ μ_max ≤ −0.0077, which is associated with large-scale structures that span the entire gap. Moreover, the Nu_ω decreases for counter-rotation rates higher than μ_max until it reaches a minimum value and then tends to increase again for higher counter-rotation cases. The space-time behavior of the turbulent flow field for the high counter-rotating cases shows the existence of newly observed patterns next to the outer cylinder wall that propagates inward, enhancing the angular momentum transport and resulting in a second maximum in transport for higher counter-rotating rates. For the pure rotating inner cylinder, the momentum transport scaling with the shear rate Nu_ω ∼ Re_s^α has been studied, and it shows a transition in scaling to 𝛼 = −0.76 for all flows with Re_(s )≥ 25000. This new scaling reveals the transition of the flow from the classical turbulent regime to the ultimate one, where this transition is accompanied by a clear change in the flow behavior. Moreover, the flow in the co-rotating regime and particularly in the centrifugal stable regime (𝜇 > +0.01) is investigated. The Velocity measurements show the presence of disturbed flow near the inner cylinder, where the measured velocity profiles showed a clear deviation from those predicted by laminar flow for flows up to 𝜇 = +0.04.