Effect of macromolecular polymer structures on drag reduction in a turbulent channel flow

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4150-4162

  Kim, K ^a   Islam, M T ^a   Shen, X ^a   Sirviente, A I ^a   Solomon, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CHANNEL FLOW; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MOLECULES; REDUCTION; TURBULENCE;

CHANNEL CENTERLINE; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMER STRUCTURES;

POLYMERS;

PHYSICS;

EID: 8844273485     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1790731     Document Type: Article

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