Drag reduction by polymer addition
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6922313
Special attention is paid to the changes in turbulence structure brought about by polymer additives, and an effort is made to understand these in the light of recent advances in the study of shear flow turbulence in ordinary fluids. Also, a simplified theoretical model of shear flow wall turbulence is presented, with the aid of which an exploratory study of the influence of some non-Newtonian fluid properties is carried out. A particularly intriguing feature is the remarkable effectiveness of extremely high-molecular-weight polymers by which only a few parts per million of weight of solvent are sufficient in some cases to lead to drag reduction of 50% or more.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6922313
- Report Number(s):
- AFOSR-TR-73-1200; AD-763824
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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