Superhydrophobic turbulent drag reduction as a function of surface grating parameters
Superhydrophobic turbulent drag reduction as a function of surface grating parameters
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DOI:
10.1017/jfm.2014.151
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发表时间:
2014-05-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Kim, Chang-Jin CJ
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作者:
Park, Hyungmin;Sun, Guangyi;Kim, Chang-Jin CJ
Despite the confirmation of slip flows and successful drag reduction (DR) in small-scaled laminar flows, the full impact of superhydrophobic (SHPo) DR remained questionable because of the sporadic and inconsistent experimental results in turbulent flows. Here we report a systematic set of bias-free reduction data obtained by measuring the skin-friction drags on a SHPo surface and a smooth surface at the same time and location in a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) flow. Each monolithic sample consists of a SHPo surface and a smooth surface suspended by flexure springs, all carved out from a 2.7 x 2.7 mm(2) silicon chip by photolithographic microfabrication. The flow tests allow continuous monitoring of the plastron on the SHPo surfaces, so that the DR data are genuine and consistent. A family of SHPo samples with precise profiles reveals the effects of grating parameters on turbulent DR, which was measured to be as much as similar to 75 %.