Drag reduction by polymer additives in a turbulent pipe flow: Numerical and laboratory experiments

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 337, Issue , 1997, Pages 193-231

  Den Toonder, J M J ^a,b   Hulsen M A ^a   Kuiken, G D C ^a   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; ELASTICITY; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER;

BATCHELOR'S THEORY; MAXWELL MODEL;

PIPE FLOW;

DRAG REDUCTION; PIPEFLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031126750     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097004850     Document Type: Article

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