External Boundary Layers in Aqueous Polymer Solution Flows

dc.contributor.advisor	Latto, B.
dc.contributor.author	Middleton, J. Arthur
dc.contributor.department	Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-29T19:18:12Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-29T19:18:12Z
dc.date.issued	1969-06
dc.description	Title: External Boundary Layers in Aqueous Polymer Solution Flows, Author: J. Arthur Middleton, Location: Thode	en_US
dc.description.abstract	<p>This thesis describes an experimental study of external boundary layers formed on a flat plate model immersed in dilute homoqeneous polymer solutions.</p> <p> The model was subjected to flows of homoqeneous aqueous polyacrylamide solutions with a free stream velocity of 2.21 feet per second.</p> <p> Variations in the drag force with respsct to solution concentration were assessed from extensive velocity profile data and direct drag measurements. For the flow conditions a maximum reduction in total drag of 33 per cent occurred for a concentration of 50 wppm. Profile drag, as well as viscous drag, is apparently reduced in dilute polymer solutions. For the polymer used, a critical wall shear stress of 0.011lbf/ft.^2 was found below which no reduction in viscous drag occurs.</p>	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Engineering (ME)	en_US
dc.description.degreetype	Thesis	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/19694
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	External Boundary Layers in Aqueous Polymer Solution Flows	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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