Elastic turbulence in a polymer solution flow

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6782, 2000, Pages 53-55

  Grolsman, A ^a   Stelnberg, V ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034604090     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35011019     Document Type: Article

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