Drag Reduction of Turbulent Flows by Additives: 32 (Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, 32) - Hardcover

Gyr, A.; Bewersdorff, H.-W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 079233485X ISBN 13: 9780792334859

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

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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Synopsis

This text 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. The text may be useful reading for those active in fundamental research on turbulence and those seeking to apply the effects described.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 079233485X
• ISBN 13: 9780792334859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 247