Experimental studies on the onset of turbulence and frictional losses in an oscillatory turbulent pipe flow

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 356-362

  Zhao, T S ^a   Cheng, P ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Frictional losses; Onset of turbulence; Oscillatory flow

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIMENSIONLESS FLUID DISPLACEMENTS; FRICTIONAL LOSSES; HOT WIRE ANEMOMETERS; OSCILLATORY FLOW; SIMILARITY PARAMETERS;

PIPE FLOW;

FRICTION; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030209327     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-727X(95)00108-3     Document Type: Article

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