Terminal velocity and drag reduction measurements on superhydrophobic spheres

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  McHale, G ^a   Shirtcliffe, N J ^a   Evans, C R ^a   Newton, M I ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; DRAG REDUCTION; PORT TERMINALS; SPHERES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AQUATIC INSECTS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; NANO-SCALE SURFACES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; TERMINAL VELOCITIES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 60349101431     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3081420     Document Type: Article

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