Maximum drag reduction in a turbulent channel flow by polymer additives

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 492, Issue , 2003, Pages 91-109

  Min, Taegee ^a   Choi, Haecheon ^a,b   Yoo, Jung Yul ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; DRAG; ELASTICITY; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; STRESSES;

MAXIMUM DRAG REDUCTION (MDR);

TURBULENT FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; DRAG REDUCING ADDITIVE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; POLYMER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0142216055     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003005597     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. BIRD, R. B., CURTISS, C. F., ARMSTRONG, R. C. & HASSAGER, O. 1987 Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids. Vol. 2, Kinetic Theory. John Wiley & Sons.
2. CHOI, H., MOIN, P. & KIM, J. 1994 Active turbulence control for drag reduction in wall-bounded flows. J. Fluid Mech. 262, 75-110.
3. DE GENNES, P. G. 1990 Introduction to Polymer Dynamics. Cambridge University Press.
4. GYR, A. & TSINOBER, A. 1997 On the rheological nature of drag reduction phenomena. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 73, 153-162.
5. ILG, P., DE ANGELIS, E., KARLIN, I. V., CASCIOLA, C. M. & SUCCI, S. 2002 Polymer dynamics in wall turbulent flow. Europhys. Lett. 58, 616-622.
6. LEE, D. & CHOI, H. 2001 MHD turbulent flow in a channel at low magnetic Reynolds number. J. Fluid Mech. 439, 367-394.
7. MIN, T., YOO, J. Y. & CHOI, H. 2001 Effect of spatial discretization schemes on numerical solutions of viscoelastic fluid flows. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 100, 27-47.
8. MIN, T., YOO, J. Y., CHOI, H. & JOSEPH, D. D. 2003 Drag reduction by polymer additives in a turbulent channel flow. J. Fluid Mech. 486, 213-238.
9. SREENIVASAN, K. R. & WHITE, C. M. 2000 The onset of drag reduction by dilute polymer additives, and the maximum drag reduction asymptote. J. Fluid Mech. 409, 149-164.
10. SURESHKUMAR, R., BERIS, A. N. & HANDLER, R. A. 1997 Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent channel flow of a polymer solution. Phys. Fluids 9, 743-755.
11. TABOR, M. & DE GENNES, P. G. 1986 A cascade theory of drag reduction. Europhys. Lett. 2, 519-522.
12. TOMS, B. A. 1949 Some observations on the flow of linear polymer solutions through straight tubes at large Reynolds numbers. Proc. 1st International Congress on Rheology 2, 135-141.
13. DEN TOONDER, J. M. J., HULSEN, M. A., KUIKEN, G. D. C. & NIEUWSTADT, F. T. M. 1997 Drag reduction by polymer additives in a turbulent pipe flow: numerical and laboratory experiments. J. Fluid Mech. 337, 193-231.
14. VIRK, P. S. 1971 An elastic sublayer model for drag reduction by dilute solutions of linear macromolecules. J. Fluid Mech. 45, 417-440.
15. VIRK, P. S., MERRIL, E. W., MICKLEY, H. S., SMITH, K. A. & MOLLO-CHRISTENSEN, E. L. 1967 The Toms phenomenon-turbulent pipe flow of dilute polymer solutions. J. Fluid Mech. 30, 305-328.
16. WARHOLIC, M. D., MASSAH, H. & HANRATTY, T. J. 1999 Influence of drag-reducing polymers on turbulence: effects of Reynolds number, concentration and mixing. Exps. Fluids 27, 461-472.