Direct numerical simulation of polymer-induced drag reduction in turbulent boundary layer flow of inhomogeneous polymer solutions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 566, Issue , 2006, Pages 153-162

  Dimitropoulos, Costas D ^a,b   Dublief, Yves ^a,b   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a   Moin, Parviz ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMER-INDUCED DRAG REDUCTION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; POLYMER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33749647009     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002321     Document Type: Article

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