An examination of trapped bubbles for viscous drag reduction on submerged surfaces

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 0413031-0413039

  Stephani, Kelly A ^a   Goldstein, David B ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR LAYERS; BUBBLE ARRAYS; BUBBLE SIZE; DRAG FORCES; DRAG MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FLAT PLATE; FORCE BALANCES; GAS FILMS; MICRO-BUBBLE; MOMENTUM INTEGRAL; NANO-BUBBLE; SHEAR FORCE; SOLID SURFACE; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; TAP WATER; TRAPPED BUBBLE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; VISCOUS DRAG;

COATINGS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION;

DRAG REDUCTION;

EID: 77955297789     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001273     Document Type: Article

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