Pressure fluctuations in a turbulent flow of a drag-reducing viscoelastic fluid in a sudden-expansion pipe

Sehyun Shin, Young I. Cho

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Abstract

The role of a viscoelastic non-Newtonian fluid on static pressure distributions and pressure fluctuations across a sudden-expansion step in a circular pipe was investigated in the present study. The expansion ration of the sudden-expansion step was 1.9, and the range of the Reynolds number based on the inlet diameter was 5,000-25,000. Tap water and aqueous solutions of polyacrylamide (Separan AP-273) were used as the Newtonian fluid and viscoelastic non-Newtonian fluid. Pressure fluctuations with the polyacrylamide solutions was much smaller than those with water, and decreased with increasing concentration of the polyacrylamide solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSeparated Flows - 1993
PublisherPubl by ASME
Pages43-51
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)0791809579
Publication statusPublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes
EventFluids Engineering Conference - Washington, DC, USA
Duration: 1993 Jun 201993 Jun 24

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED
Volume149

Other

OtherFluids Engineering Conference
CityWashington, DC, USA
Period93/6/2093/6/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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