Viscous Drag Reduction: Proceedings of the Symposium on Viscous Drag Reduction held at the LTV Research Center, Dallas, Texas, September 24 and 25, 1968

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
On the Many Faces of Transition....Pages 1-31
Boundary-Layer Tripping with Emphasis on Hypersonic Flows....Pages 33-51
Ballistics Range Boundary-Layer Transition Measurements on Cones at Hypersonic Speeds....Pages 53-83
Amplified Laminar Boundary Layer Oscillations and Transition at the Front Attachment Line of a 45° Swept Flat-Nosed Wing with and without Boundary Layer Suction....Pages 85-105
The Onset of Dilute Polymer Solution Phenomena....Pages 107-130
Studies of Viscous Drag Reduction with Polymers Including Turbulence Measurements and Roughness Effects....Pages 131-157
Turbulent Skin Friction of Dilute Polymer Solutions in Rough Pipes....Pages 159-171
Drag-Reduction Measurements for Three Polymers at 4°C....Pages 173-182
Contrasts in the Solution Drag Reduction Characteristics of Polymeric Solutions and Micellar Systems....Pages 183-212
Exploratory Drag Reduction Studies in Non-Polar Soap Systems....Pages 213-231
Velocity Profiles During Drag Reduction....Pages 233-250
Drag Reduction on a Rotating Disk Using a Polymer Additive....Pages 251-263
Effect of Wall Shear Stress on Drag Reduction of Viscoelastic Solutions....Pages 265-280
The Use of Pitot-Static Tubes and Hot-Film Anemometers in Dilute Polymer Solutions....Pages 281-296
Some Observations on the Flow Characteristics of Certain Dilute Macromolecular Solutions....Pages 297-311
The Effect of Drag Reduction and Other Improvements on the Design and Performance of Submerged Vehicles....Pages 313-330
Drag Reduction in External Flows of Additive Solutions....Pages 331-350
The Flow of a Dilute Polymer Solution in a Turbulent Boundary Layer on a Flat Plate....Pages 351-360
An Analysis of Uniform Injection of a Drag-Reducing Fluid into a Turbulent Boundary Layer....Pages 361-382
Viscous Drag Reduction Examined in the Light of a New Model of Wall Turbulence....Pages 383-407
The Theory of Skin Friction Reduction by a Compliant Coating in a Turbulent Boundary Layer....Pages 409-425
A Model for Large Eddy Contributions in Incompressible Turbulent Boundary Layers....Pages 427-445
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Dilute Solutions of Polymer Additives on Boundary Layer Characteristics....Pages 447-461
Normal-Stress Effects in Drag-Reducing Fluids....Pages 463-474
Relationship Between Flow Pattern, Constitutive Equation and Molecular Structure....Pages 475-493
Back Matter....Pages 495-500