Abstract High molecular weight (106–3× 107 Da) polyacrylamide (PAM) is commonly used
as a flocculant in water and wastewater treatment, as a soil conditioner, and as a viscosity …

Active control of laminar boundary layers with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma
actuators (PAs) has made considerable progress in the last 15 years. First pioneering …

Deposition of wax is considered one of the most significant culprits in transporting petroleum
crude oils, particularly at low temperatures. When lowering pressure and temperature during …

Turbulence and heat transfer are two critical factors in the chain of world energy
consumption. Hence, development of more efficient energy transfer techniques in …

Slickwater-based fracturing fluid has recently garnered significant attention as the major fluid
for volumetric fracturing; however, lots of challenges and limitations such as low viscosity …

It has become a well-known fact that finding sustainable solutions to the unavoidable high
pressure losses accompanying pipeline flows to increase the pumping capacity without …

In the petroleum industry, the transport of offshore crude oil via pipelines may suffer damage
known as wax precipitation. This reduces the flow capacity of the crude oil, reducing its …

Friction drag is a nonnegligible matter when relative motion happens between solid and
liquid phase, which brings many inconveniences in ship navigation, fluid transportation …

Frictional pressure drop has been grasping the attention of many industrial applications
associated with multi-phase and academia. Alongside the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda …

In view of challenges such as the long dissolution time of powder friction reducers in high-
salinity water, poor environmental friendliness of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion friction …