RESEARCH ON ENERGY EXCHANGE IN NONUNIFORM FLOW FIELDS

The research involved three separate investigations, all related to flow processes and energy exchange in suspensions of particles in fluids. The first investigation, concerned with a particle suspension in shear flow, is a longer-termed investigation and is being continued under separate funding. The result of preliminary experiments and a description of the experimental equipment for further work is given in Section I. The second investigation, on drag of spheres in an oscillating liquid, which has been under way for several years, was completed during this contract period. The importance of the Strouhal frequency, or vortex shedding frequency, in correlating drag measurements is demonstrated. The third investigation, analytical in nature, was undertaken to clarify the results of earlier experiments on the collision process in fluids. The results of the investigation are given. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  California Institute of Technology

  1201 East California Street
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91125
• Authors:
  • Marble, F E
  • Rannie, W D
  • Zukoski, E E
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical analysis; Drag forces; Energy balance; Solids; Suspensions (Chemistry); Vortex shedding
• Old TRIS Terms: Suspended solids analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053913
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: F33615-72-C-1518
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM