Polymer mixing in shear-driven turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 585, Issue , 2007, Pages 487-497

  Vaithianathan, T ^a,c   Robert, Ashish ^b   Brasseur, James G ^b   Collins, Lance R ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c Clear Science Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW;

REYNOLDS STRESS; SHEAR-DRIVEN TURBULENCE; TURBULENT SHEAR FLOW;

TURBULENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

DRAG; KINETIC ENERGY; POLYMER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 34547747821     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007033     Document Type: Article

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