Abstract
THIS communication describes a simple experiment which demonstrates that in some circumstances the use of polymer additives can increase drag owing to a change in the position of boundary layer separation which results in a change of wake size and thus form drag.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Hoyt, J. W., and Fabula, A. G., paper presented at the ONR-Skipsmodelltanken, Fifth Symp. Naval Hydrodynamics, Bergen, Norway (Sept. 1964).
Gadd, G. E., Nature, 206, 463 (1965).
Vogel, W. M., and Patterson, A. M., paper presented at the ONR-Skipsmodelltanken, Fifth Symp. Naval Hydrodynamics, Bergen, Norway (Sept. 1964).
Emerson, A., Trans. N.E.C. Inst. of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 81 (4), 201 (1965).
Goldstein, S., Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics, 2 (Oxford 1938).
Gadd, G. E., discussion to paper by Emerson (ref. 4).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
WHITE, A. Effect of Polymer Additives on Boundary Layer Separation and Drag of Submerged Bodies. Nature 211, 1390 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111390a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/2111390a0
This article is cited by
-
A review on drag reduction with special reference to micellar systems
Colloid & Polymer Science (1984)
-
Flow of inelastic and viscoelastic fluids past a sphere
Rheologica Acta (1976)
-
Flow of inelastic and viscoelastic fluids past a sphere
Rheologica Acta (1976)
-
Drag Reduction in Rotational Viscoelastic Boundary Layer Flows
Nature Physical Science (1973)
-
Drag of Spheres in Dilute High Polymer Solutions
Nature (1967)
