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Viscous Drag Reduction

Proceedings of the Symposium on Viscous Drag Reduction held at the LTV Research Center, Dallas, Texas, September 24 and 25, 1968

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Boundary Layer Transition, Prediction and Control

    1. On the Many Faces of Transition

      • Mark V. Morkovin
      Pages 1-31
    2. Boundary-Layer Tripping with Emphasis on Hypersonic Flows

      • E. Leon Morrisette, David R. Stone, Allen H. Whitehead Jr.
      Pages 33-51
  3. Drag Reduction with Polymer Additives

    1. The Onset of Dilute Polymer Solution Phenomena

      • P. S. Virk, E. W. Merrill
      Pages 107-130
    2. Turbulent Skin Friction of Dilute Polymer Solutions in Rough Pipes

      • H. Brandt, A. T. McDonald, F. W. Boyle
      Pages 159-171
    3. Exploratory Drag Reduction Studies in Non-Polar Soap Systems

      • I. Radin, J. L. Zakin, G. K. Patterson
      Pages 213-231
    4. Velocity Profiles During Drag Reduction

      • G. K. Patterson, G. L. Florez
      Pages 233-250
    5. Drag Reduction on a Rotating Disk Using a Polymer Additive

      • C. Gorman Gilbert, John F. Ripken
      Pages 251-263
    6. Effect of Wall Shear Stress on Drag Reduction of Viscoelastic Solutions

      • N. F. Whitsitt, L. J. Harrington, H. R. Crawford
      Pages 265-280

Editors and Affiliations

  • LTV Research Center, Dallas, USA

    C. Sinclair Wells

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Viscous Drag Reduction

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Symposium on Viscous Drag Reduction held at the LTV Research Center, Dallas, Texas, September 24 and 25, 1968

  • Editors: C. Sinclair Wells

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5579-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1969

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-5581-4Published: 29 December 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-5579-1Published: 20 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 500

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering

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