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

__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.

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.

Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-16 Physico-Chemical Properties of Polymers in Solutions and Suspensions, Surfactants in Solutions; Characterization of Fibres....Pages 17-32 Rheology of Polymer and Surfactant Solutions, and of Fibre Suspensions....Pages 33-68 Drag Reduction and Turbulence....Pages 69-99 Drag Reduction in Polymer Solutions....Pages 101-155 Drag Reduction in Surfactant Solutions....Pages 157-174 Drag Reduction in Fibre- and Non-Fibrous Suspensions....Pages 175-190 Applications....Pages 191-217 References....Pages 219-229 Back Matter....Pages 231-236