Experiments on drag-reducing surfaces and their optimization with an adjustable geometry

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 338, Issue , 1997, Pages 59-87

  Bechert, D W ^a   Bruse, M ^b   Hage, W ^b   Van Der Hoeven, J G T ^c   Hoppe, G ^d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Deutsches Inst fur Bautechnik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAG; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

BERLIN OIL CHANNELS;

SURFACES;

DRAG REDUCTION; FLOW ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031138401     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096004673     Document Type: Article

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