Investigating drag reduction characteristic using okra mucilage as new drag reduction agent

• Main Authors: Abdulbari, Hayder A., Siti Nuraffini, Kamarulizam, Rohaida, Che Man
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2011
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24951/1/Investigating%20drag%20reduction%20characteristic%20using%20okra%20mucilage%20as%20new%20drag%20reduction%20agent.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24951/; https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2011.2554.2561; http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jas.2011.2554.2561
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

A concern in reserving environment from water pollution is a trigger for this investigation. Abundant source of okra in Malaysia, as well as cheap and easy to get are the advantages. Okra mucilage extracted from okra pod can be additive to reduce drag in pipeline and conserve the energy along pipeli...