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Experimental study on drag-reducing flow with cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride

  • Meng Sheng Zhu
  • , Yue Wang
  • , Hui Zhe Cao
  • , Wei Hua Cai*
  • , Ren Hai Cen
  • , Ping Hua Zou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

To analyze the feasibility of turbulent drag-reducing technique, and explore the relationship between drag reduction and solution temperature, concentration and flow Reynolds number and the characteristics of resisting the shear, cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC) aqueous solution have been investigated experimentally in this paper. The experimental results show that CTAC aqueous solution has strong ability of resisting the shear, and the drag-reducing effect of CTAC aqueous solution disappears when the solution temperature reaches 70°C. The experimental results will provide the important reference value and instruction meaning for the application of CTAC aqueous solution in a district heating/cooling (DHC) system, especially in the radiant floor heating (RFH) system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)62-64
Number of pages3
JournalHarbin Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology
Volume44
Issue number6
StatePublished - Jun 2012

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • CTAC aqueous solution
  • Drag reduction
  • Energy saving
  • Resisting the shear

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