Testing block probes for wall shear stress measurement in water flows

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-109

  Bocchiola, D ^a   Menduni, G ^a   Ward, David ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Co Whirlpool Italia Cassineta ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimentation; Fluid mechanics; Shear stress; Walls; Water flow

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; VELOCITY;

WATER FLOWS;

HYDRAULICS;

EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS; TESTING METHOD; WALL;

EID: 0037331429     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:2(102)     Document Type: Article

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