Drag reduction in the turbulent pipe flow of polymers

DOI10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00098-6zbMath0948.76523OpenAlexW2032742801MaRDI QIDQ1303156

V. Pereyra

Publication date: 2 May 2000

Published in: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0377-0257(98)00098-6

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05)

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