Modeling resistance of nanofibrous superhydrophobic coatings to hydrostatic pressures: The role of microstructure

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bucher, T M ^a   Emami, B ^a   Tafreshi, H Vahedi ^a   Gad el Hak, M ^a   Tepper, G C ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FORCE-BALANCE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; ORDERED MICROSTRUCTURES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS;

COATINGS;

EID: 84857737600     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3686833     Document Type: Article

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