On the physical mechanisms of drag reduction in a spatially developing turbulent boundary layer laden with microbubbles

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 503, Issue , 2004, Pages 345-355

  Ferrante, Antonino ^a   Elghobashi, Said ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DRAG; FRICTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DRAG REDUCTION; SKIN FRICTION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUBBLY FLOW; DRAG; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1842688082     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004007943     Document Type: Article

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