The influence of flow-induced non-Newtonian fluid properties on turbulent drag reduction

DOI10.1007/BF01331897zbMath0668.76005OpenAlexW1996500867MaRDI QIDQ3821748

Hans-Werner Bewersdorff, Neil S. Berman

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Rheologica Acta (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01331897

zbMATH Keywords

Reynolds stressshear viscosityvelocity profilesturbulent drag reductionwall shear rateapparent maximum drag reduction asymptoteelongational componentFriction factorslocal shear viscosityNewtonian fluid turbulencenon-dimensional wall distance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Turbulence (76F99)

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Cites Work

• On the mechanism of wall turbulence

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