Application of a drag reducing surfactant in the heating circuit

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 813-819

  Myska, Jiri ^a   Mik, Vaclav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Central heating; Drag reduction; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

DRAG; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WATER;

HEATING CIRCUIT;

HEATING;

EID: 0037701735     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00243-8     Document Type: Article

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