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Velocity Profiles and Friction Factors in Turbulent Pipe Flows

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Chapter 2 focuses on velocity profiles and friction factors in turbulent pipe flows of drag reducing fluids, and expressions have been developed using similar assumptions like those for Newtonian fluids and power-law fluids. Flow through smooth straight circular pipes are analyzed, and expressions for the developing entrance lengths are derived. Since, in industrial practice, there are likely to be several situations wherein a drag reducing fluid enters an annular space from a large upstream reservoir, the velocity and pressure distributions in the fully developed and entrance region of annular ducts are also treated in this chapter. Not all pipes are smooth, and in reality, they have a certain level of surface defects marked by protrusions or indentations. Expression for fully developed velocity profiles in rough straight circular pipes is presented as well.

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Shenoy, A. (2020). Velocity Profiles and Friction Factors in Turbulent Pipe Flows. In: Rheology of Drag Reducing Fluids. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40045-3_2

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