On the drag reduction mechanism in a lubricated turbulent channel flow

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 618-624

  Solbakken, Stian ^a   Andersson, Helge I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Direct numerical simulation; Drag reduction; Lubrication; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; LUBRICANTS; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW;

CHANNEL WALLS; DRAG REDUCTION; FLUID MOTIONS; SOLID SURFACES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAG; LUBRICATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 3242695331     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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