Viscous Drag Reduction

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

  • C. Sinclair Wells
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
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  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. Ballistics Range Boundary-Layer Transition Measurements on Cones at Hypersonic Speeds
      Norman W. Sheetz Jr.
      Pages 53-83
    4. Amplified Laminar Boundary Layer Oscillations and Transition at the Front Attachment Line of a 45° Swept Flat-Nosed Wing with and without Boundary Layer Suction
      W. Pfenninger, J. W. Bacon Jr.
      Pages 85-105

  3. Drag Reduction with Polymer Additives

    1. The Onset of Dilute Polymer Solution Phenomena
      P. S. Virk, E. W. Merrill
      Pages 107-130
    2. Studies of Viscous Drag Reduction with Polymers Including Turbulence Measurements and Roughness Effects
      J. G. Spangler
      Pages 131-157
    3. Turbulent Skin Friction of Dilute Polymer Solutions in Rough Pipes
      H. Brandt, A. T. McDonald, F. W. Boyle
      Pages 159-171
    4. Drag-Reduction Measurements for Three Polymers at 4°C
      W. D. White
      Pages 173-182
    5. Contrasts in the Solution Drag Reduction Characteristics of Polymeric Solutions and Micellar Systems
      J. G. Savins
      Pages 183-212
    6. Exploratory Drag Reduction Studies in Non-Polar Soap Systems
      I. Radin, J. L. Zakin, G. K. Patterson
      Pages 213-231
    7. Velocity Profiles During Drag Reduction
      G. K. Patterson, G. L. Florez
      Pages 233-250
    8. Drag Reduction on a Rotating Disk Using a Polymer Additive
      C. Gorman Gilbert, John F. Ripken
      Pages 251-263
    9. Effect of Wall Shear Stress on Drag Reduction of Viscoelastic Solutions
      N. F. Whitsitt, L. J. Harrington, H. R. Crawford
      Pages 265-280
    10. The Use of Pitot-Static Tubes and Hot-Film Anemometers in Dilute Polymer Solutions
      Carl A. Friehe, W. H. Schwarz
      Pages 281-296

  4. Applications of Polymer Drag Reduction

    1. Some Observations on the Flow Characteristics of Certain Dilute Macromolecular Solutions
      A. White
      Pages 297-311
    2. The Effect of Drag Reduction and Other Improvements on the Design and Performance of Submerged Vehicles
      Thomas G. Lang
      Pages 313-330
    3. Drag Reduction in External Flows of Additive Solutions
      Jin Wu
      Pages 331-350
    4. The Flow of a Dilute Polymer Solution in a Turbulent Boundary Layer on a Flat Plate
      D. A. White
      Pages 351-360
    5. An Analysis of Uniform Injection of a Drag-Reducing Fluid into a Turbulent Boundary Layer
      C. Sinclair Wells
      Pages 361-382

About these proceedings

Keywords

reduction research Symposium

Editors and affiliations

  • C. Sinclair Wells
    • 1
  1. 1.LTV Research CenterDallasUSA

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5579-1
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag US 1969
  • Publisher Name Springer, Boston, MA
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-1-4899-5581-4
  • Online ISBN 978-1-4899-5579-1
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