High-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer friction drag reduction from wall-injected polymer solutions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 621, Issue , 2009, Pages 259-288

  Winkel, E S ^a   Oweis, G F ^b   Vanapalli, S A ^c   Dowling, D R ^a   Perlin, M ^a   Solomon, M J ^a   Ceccio, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FRICTION; MIXING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SKIN FRICTION; SPEED; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

FRICTION DRAG REDUCTIONS; MAXIMUM DRAG REDUCTIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMERS; PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; ZERO-PRESSURE GRADIENT TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DRAG COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODEL TEST; PIPE FLOW; POLYMER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 65649139110     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004874     Document Type: Article

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