Fluid flow analysis of continuous and segmented riblet structures

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Authors

Samuel Martin · Nanoprobes (United States)

Bharat Bhushan · The Ohio State University

Abstract

The scales of fast-swimming sharks contain riblet structures with microgrooves, aligned in the direction of fluid flow, that result in water moving efficiently over the surface.

Topics & Keywords

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 6, Issue 13, pp. 10962-10978

DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20944g

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