Experiments in Turbulent Pipe Flow with Polymer Additives at Maximum Drag Reduction

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-182

  Ptasinski, P K ^a   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^a   Van Den Brule, B H A A ^a   Hulsen, M A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maximum drag reduction; Polymer additives; Turbulent pipe flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041377602     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017985826227     Document Type: Article

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