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Micellar size of drag reducing cationic surfactants

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Dynamic light scattering was employed to determine the effects of surfactant nature, concentration and counterion ratios, and shear on the hydrodynamic radii of micelles of commercial cationic surfactants which are powerful drag reducers in turbulent flow at high temperatures. Such surfactants are potentially useful for reducing pumping energy losses in district heating and cooling systems.

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  1. Institute of Hydrodynamics, 166 12, Praha 6, Czech Republic

    J. Myska

  2. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 166 12, Praha 6, Czech Republic

    P. Stepanek

  3. The Ohio State University, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    J. L. Zakin

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Myska, J., Stepanek, P. & Zakin, J.L. Micellar size of drag reducing cationic surfactants. Colloid Polym Sci 275, 254–262 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960050079

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