A drag-reducing water insoluble hydrophilic marine coating

Progress in Organic Coatings

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-374

  Gesser, H D ^a   Lafreniere, Donald R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Marine Polymer Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Drag reducer; Hydrophilic coating; Marine coating; Polyhydroxystyrene; Sea plane

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONTACT ANGLE; DRAG; FOULING; FRICTION; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR BOATS; POLYMER BLENDS; SURFACE TENSION; TURBULENCE; WATER;

DRAG-REDUCER; HYDROPHILIC COATINGS; MARINE COATINGS; POLYHYDROXYSTYRENE; SEA-PLANE;

ORGANIC COATINGS;

EID: 1242332338     PISSN: 03009440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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