Experimental study on microbubble ejection method for frictional drag reduction

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 122-129

  Kato, Hiroharu ^a   Miura, Kento ^a   Yamaguchi, Hajime ^a   Miyanaga, Masaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drag reduction; Ejection method; Frictional drag; Microbubble

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032252812     PISSN: 09484280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02492919     Document Type: Article

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