Turbulence structure modification and drag reduction by microbubble injections in a boundary layer channel flow

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 130, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1113041-1113048

  Gutierrez Torres C C ^a   Hassan, Y A ^b   Jimenez Bernal, J A ^a  

^a LABINTHAP ^*  (Mexico)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Drag reduction; Microbubbles; PIV

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HEIGHTS; MICROBUBBLE INJECTIONS; MICROBUBBLES; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; PIV; PURE WATERS; TURBULENCE STRUCTURES; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; TURBULENT SCALES;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHANNEL FLOW; DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION; WALL FLOW;

DRAG REDUCTION;

EID: 55149084128     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2969444     Document Type: Article

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