Friction drag reduction of external flows with bubble and gas injection

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2010, Pages 183-203

  Ceccio, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble drag reduction; Cavitation; Microbubble; Partial cavity; Supercavity; Ventilated cavity

Indexed keywords

AIR LAYERS; AXISYMMETRIC; BASIC FLOW; BUBBLE DRAG REDUCTION; BUBBLY MIXTURE; CAVITY FLOW; EXTERNAL FLOW; FLOW SURFACES; FRICTION DRAG; GAS FLUX; GAS INJECTION; GAS LAYERS; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; LIQUID FLOW; MICRO-BUBBLE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SOLID SURFACE; SUPERCAVITY; SURFACE SHIP; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CAVITIES; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES; UNDERWATER VEHICLES; VENTILATED CAVITIES;

CAVITATION; DRAG REDUCTION; FRICTION; LIQUIDS; SHIPS; SUBMERSIBLES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BUBBLE; CAVITATION; COALESCENCE; DRAG; FLOW PATTERN; FLUID MECHANICS; FRICTION; SHIP MOTION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; UNDERWATER VEHICLE; VENTILATION;

EID: 77952790462     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-121108-145504     Document Type: Review

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