Influence of Viscoelasticity on the Turbulent Drag Reduction in Surfactant Solutions

Author(s):  
H. Mizunuma ◽  
T. Kumagai ◽  
K. Ueda
2017 ◽  
pp. 353-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques L. Zakin ◽  
Andrew J. Maxson ◽  
Takashi Saeki ◽  
Phillip F. Sullivan

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 055102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Tamano ◽  
Motoyuki Itoh ◽  
Katsuo Kato ◽  
Kazuhiko Yokota

Author(s):  
Shinzo Tominaga ◽  
Hiroshi Mizunuma

Turbulent drag reduction due to surfactant solutions was investigated for a small-scale pipeline system composed complex elements. The effects of the counter-ion concentration were discussed on the drag reduction, the viscoelastic characteristics, and the vortex inhibition. When the molar concentration of the counter-ion was ten times higher than that of the surfactant, the drag reduction appeared over the wide range of the surfactant concentration. This combination of counter-ion and surfactant exhibited a modest increase in viscosity, and the vortex inhibition appeared at a high stretching rate.


2008 ◽  
Vol 602 ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. J. GILLISSEN ◽  
B. J. BOERSMA ◽  
P. H. MORTENSEN ◽  
H. I. ANDERSSON

We use direct numerical simulation to study turbulent drag reduction by rigid polymer additives, referred to as fibres. The simulations agree with experimental data from the literature in terms of friction factor dependence on Reynolds number and fibre concentration. An expression for drag reduction is derived by adopting the concept of the elastic layer.


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