Drag of spheres in dilute aqueous solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) within the region of the critical Reynolds number

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited. === The drag reducing effect of poly (ethylene oxide) additives on blunt bodies in water was investigated by examining the behvaior of a sphere in both subcritical and supercritical Reynolds number regions. Drop tests were conducted in water a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chenard, John Henry
Other Authors: Sanders, James N.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/12029