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The study aims at quantifying the effect of fluid elasticity on frictional pressure drop for the flow of viscoelastic fluid through a helical coil. Aqueous solutions of polyacrylamide (PAA) in the concentration range 0.25 %–0.5 % (wt/vol.) were used as test fluids. The fluids were characterized using dynamic rheometer under rotational and oscillatory modes. The rheological study depicts that th...