Increase buoyancy of a solid fragment using micropillars

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-145

  Qiao, Lei ^a   Xiang, Mingming ^a   Luo, Cheng ^a  

^a University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Fragments; Microfabrication; Micropillars

Indexed keywords

AIR VOLUMES; CRITICAL VALUE; FORCE ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTS; LIFTING FORCES; MICRO-PILLARS; MINIATURIZED DEVICES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TRIPLE LINES; UNDER WATER; WATER BOTTOM; WATER DEPTH; WATER SURFACE;

MICROFABRICATION; SURFACE TENSION;

BUOYANCY;

EID: 84863425856     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.05.046     Document Type: Article

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