Near-wall coherent structures in the turbulent channel flow of a dilute polymer solution

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-202

  Sibilla, Stefano ^a   Beretta, Carlo Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent structures; DNS (Direct Numerical Simulation); Drag reduction; FENE P model; Viscoelastic flow; Wall turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; KINETIC ENERGY; NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLUTIONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

COHERENT STRUCTURES; DRAG REDUCTION; WALL TURBULENCE;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; NEAR-WALL FLOW;

EID: 23644453747     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluiddyn.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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