Modelling the new stress for improved drag reduction predictions of viscoelastic pipe flow

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 127-141

  Cruz, D O A ^a   Pinho, F T ^b   Resende, P R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Drag reduction; Pipe flow; Polymer solution; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; RHEOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

DRAG REDUCTION; TURBULENT PIPE FLOW;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

DRAG; MODELING; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENCE; VISCOELASTIC FLOW;

EID: 4143131008     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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