Influence of rheological parameters on polymer induced turbulent drag reduction

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Li, Chang Feng ^a   Sureshkumar, Radhakrishna ^a   Khomami, Bamin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilute polymeric solutions; Direct numerical simulation (DNS); Drag reduction; FENE P model; Oldroyd B model; Spectral techniques; Turbulent channel flows

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DRAG; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; STATISTICS;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION (DNS); DRAG REDUCTION; WEISSENBERG NUMBERS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DRAG; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; STATISTICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33749357181     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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