Rheological characteristics of drag-reducing surfactant solution

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Abstract

The shear viscosities of a turbulence drag-reducing cationic surfactant solution, cetyltrimcthyl ammonium chloride (CTAC)/sodium salicylate (NaSal) aqueous solution were measured with ARES rheometer. The concentration and temperature of the solution ranged from 5 × 10-5 to 2 × 10-4 and 20°C to 40°C, respectively. The Giesekus model was found to fit the measured shear viscosities well for different temperatures and concentrations of the surfactant solution. The model parameter values obtained by fitting were correlated with temperature at certain solution concentrations, and the relationship between drag reduction and rhcological characteristics of the surfactant solution was established. The clongational viscosities of CTAC/NaSal surfactant solution were also experimentally investigated with an opposing jet RFX rheometer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)335-340
Number of pages6
JournalHuagong Xuebao/Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China)
Volume58
Issue number2
StatePublished - Feb 2007

Keywords

  • Drag reduction
  • Giesekus model
  • Rheological characteristics
  • Surfactant

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