An experimental study, based on streak photograph determination of instantaneous velocities, was directed at determining the turbulent flow velocity profiles of polymer solutions in circular pipes. The measurements resolve several discrepancies in interpretation of earlier velocity profile measurements in drag reducing systems. In particular, it is shown for dilute drag reducers that the semilogarithmic profile due to Prandtl with the same slope as for Newtonian fluids is quantitatively correct provided Bogue's empirical correction function is applied to the data. For a relatively concentrated solution, data serve to extent on earlier study which has shown the flow to be transitional at surprisingly high values of Reynolds number. he similarity laws for turbulent flow of drag re-
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