Influence of bubble size on micro-bubble drag reduction

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-424

  Shen, Xiaochun ^a   Ceccio, Steven L ^a   Perlin, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DRAG; FRICTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

MICROBUBBLE DRAG; STATIC PRESSURE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER (TBL);

CHANNEL FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; DRAG; FRICTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33747892038     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-006-0169-y     Document Type: Article

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