scholarly journals Discussion: “Behavior of Dilute Polymer Solutions in the Inlet Region of a Pipe” (Bilgen, E., 1973, ASME J. Appl. Mech., 40, pp. 381–387)

1973 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1151-1151
Author(s):  
W. Michael Lai
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Dilute Polymer Solutions ◽  
Inlet Region

Behavior of Dilute Polymer Solutions in the Inlet Region of a Pipe

1973 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bilgen
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Oxide ◽  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Round Tube ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Fluid Elasticity ◽  
Dilute Polymer Solutions ◽  
Inlet Region ◽  
Fluid Properties ◽  
Inlet Length ◽  
Increased Pressure

The behavior of dilute polymer solutions in the inlet region of a round tube has been analyzed with a Rivlin-Ericksen approximation to describe the fluid properties. It is shown that for dilute polymer solutions, shorter inlet length and increased pressure drop in the inlet region are predicted and that those changes are due to fluid elasticity. Available experimental evidence showed some qualitative support for the inlet-length predicted by the theory. Further, the pressure drops in the inlet region of various tubes have been measured for water and dilute solutions of polyethylene oxide; the results show fair agreement with the predictions.

On the mechanism of drag reduction in dilute polymer solutions

1996 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hoyer ◽  
A. Gyr ◽  
A. Tsinober
Keyword(s):  
Drag Reduction ◽  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Dilute Polymer Solutions

scholarly journals Fluid acceleration in the bulk of turbulent dilute polymer solutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 123015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice M Crawford ◽  
Nicolas Mordant ◽  
Haitao Xu ◽  
Eberhard Bodenschatz
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Dilute Polymer Solutions
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