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GADD1 has summarized some of the recent work in friction reduction by high molecular weight additives and concludes that the primary mechanism is a thickening of the laminar sublayer. Investigations of the effect of such additives on pipe flow carried out at West Virginia University support this explanation.
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SQUIRE, W., CASTRO, W. & COSTRELL, J. Mechanism of Turbulent Friction Reduction in Pipes by Dissolved Additives. Nature 213, 1008–1009 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2131008a0
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