Investigation of heat transfer and drag characteristics of water flow with a polymer additive

• Main Author: Yeo, Aaren Yuqi
• Other Authors: Leong Kai Choong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159168
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The discovery of drag reduction in turbulent flow with addition of drag reducing additives was made by Toms. Since then, many studies have been done to further this field of research. Drag reduction as a phenomenon would mean an increase flow rate or a decrease in pressure drop in the flow. This...