A tentative approach to the direct simulation of drag reduction by polymers

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1995, Pages 277-301

  Orlandi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Dilute polymers; Direct simulation

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; STRAIN RATE; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW;

DILUTE POLYMERS; DIRECT SIMULATION; DRAG REDUCTION; ELONGATION VISCOSITY; MINIMAL CHANNEL; STREAMWISE TURBULENT INTENSITY; STREAMWISE VORTICES;

DRAG;

EID: 0029405634     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0257(95)01388-7     Document Type: Article

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