Commercial drag reduction past, present and future

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 237, Issue , 1996, Pages 229-231

  Motier, John F ^a   Chou, Lu Chien ^a   Kommareddi, Nagesh ^a  

^a Baker Performance Chemicals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPE; POLYMERS;

DRAG REDUCERS; DRAG REDUCTION; PUMP STATIONS;

DRAG;

EID: 0030368323     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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