微小気泡がもたらす回転二重円筒内の摩擦抵抗低減現象(流体工学,流体機械)

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The frictional drag reduction provided with small bubbles is investigated experimentally using vertical concentric cylinders. The friction reduction ratio is measured using a torque meter mounted on the inner cylinder for a wide range in Reynolds number from wavy vortex flow (WVF) to turbulent Taylor vortex flow (TTV). The present data show around 36% drag reduction in the case of WVF regime at Re=600 and the reduction maintains until Re=4000. The friction reduction ratio η defined by the unit void fraction obeyed in a linear relation with inverse values of Froude number, and reached up to 10 in the best case, that implies the highest sensitivity for the drag reduction. The bubble distribution measured in the gap showed a peak near the inner cylinder surface resulting in high local shear stress reduction.
社団法人日本機械学会の論文
2005-06-25