Influence of drag-reducing polymers on turbulence: effects of Reynolds number, concentration and mixing

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-472

  Warholic, M D ^a   Massah, H ^a   Hanratty, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAG; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; SOLUTIONS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOUS FLOW; WALL FLOW;

DRAG REDUCTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033207908     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003480050371     Document Type: Article

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