Mechanism of turbulent drag reduction with wall oscillation

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Choi, Kwing So ^a   Clayton, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; OSCILLATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SKIN EFFECT; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WALL FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

STOKES LAYERS; WALL OSCILLATIONS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

DRAG REDUCTION; WALL OSCILLATIONS;

DRAG REDUCTION; OSCILLATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WALL; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0035241743     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(00)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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