On the mechanism responsible for turbulent drag reduction by dilute addition of high polymers: Theory, experiments, simulations, and predictions

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-130

  Jovanovic J ^a   Pashtrapanska, M ^a   Frohnapfel, B ^a   Durst, F ^a   Koskinen, J ^b   Koskinen, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Neste Oil Oyj   (Finland)

^c Outokumpu Research Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; INVARIANCE; KINEMATICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PIPE FLOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE;

DRAG REDUCTION; LASER-DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33645676256     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2073227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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