Drag reduction by gas injection into turbulent boundary layer: Density ratio effect

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 436-444

  Skudarnov, P V ^a   Lin, C X ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat plate; Microbubble drag reduction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DENSITY RATIO EFFECT; GAS INJECTION; MICROBUBBLE DRAG REDUCTION;

DRAG;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33645933922     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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