The role played by the flexible polymer polyacrylamide (PAM) and the rigid polymer xanthan gum (XG) on drag in Taylor–Couette geometry: from Taylor’s vortexes to fully turbulent flow

Edson J. Soares, Ivanor M. Silva, Rafhael M. Andrade, Renato Siqueira

2020Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering16 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

DragTaylor–Couette flowTurbulenceXanthan gumReynolds numberLaminar flowPhysicsVortexMechanicsMaterials scienceClassical mechanicsRheologyThermodynamicsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsBlood properties and coagulation