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Drag Reducing Agents: A Historical Perspective

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Chapter 1 gives a general overview about different types of drag reducing agents, such as polymers, solid-particle suspensions, biological additives, and surfactants. It reviews past work on this subject and provides a historical perspective about this phenomenon. The chapter also discusses the proposed theories of drag reduction indicating how the extent of drag reduction lies between the Blasius line and the maximum drag reduction asymptote. An attempt has been made to illustrate the various approaches to a rational explanation of the drag reduction phenomenon by the different schools of thought. Though none of the explanations are complete in themselves, each embodies an element of truth which cannot simply be disregarded.

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