Drag Reduction of Turbulent Flows by Additives
By: by A. Gyr, H.-W. Bewersdorff
Contributors: Bewersdorff, H.-W
Series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications -- 32; Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications -- 32
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9789048145553; 9789401712958
Subjects: Mechanics; Physics; Renewable energy sources
Description: Drag Reduction of Turbulent Flows by Additives is the first treatment of the subject in book form. The treatment is extremely broad, ranging from physicochemical to hydromechanical aspects. The book shows how fibres, polymer molecules or surfactants at very dilute concentrations can reduce the drag of turbulent flow, leading to energy savings. The dilute solutions are considered in terms of the physical chemistry and rheology, and the properties of turbulent flows are presented in sufficient detail to explain the various interaction mechanisms. Audience: Those active in fundamental research on turbulence and those seeking to apply the effects described. Fluid mechanical engineers, rheologists, those interested in energy saving methods, or in any other application in which the flow rate in turbulent flow should be increased.
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