On the mechanism of turbulent drag reduction in dilute polymer solutions: Dynamics of vortex filaments

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-153

  Yarin, A L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dilute polymer solution; Drag reduction; Elongational flow; Horseshoe or hairpin vortices

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIFFUSION; DRAG; FLUID DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

DILUTE POLYMER SOLUTION; ELONGATIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT DRAG REDUCTION; VORTEX FILAMENTS; VORTEX STRETCHING; VORTICITY DIFFUSION;

VORTEX FLOW;

DRAG REDUCTION; POLYMERS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 0031126454     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(96)01526-1     Document Type: Article

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