Numerical predictions and measurements of Reynolds normal stresses in turbulent pipe flow of polymers

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-219

  Resende, P R ^a   Escudier, M P ^b   Presti, F ^b   Pinho, F T ^c   Cruz, D O A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of Reynolds normal stresses; Experiments in polymer drag reduction; Pipe flow; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESSES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYMER DRAG REDUCTION; REYNOLDS NORMAL STRESSES; TURBULENCE MODEL;

PIPE FLOW;

DRAG; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESSES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 32944462167     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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