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Drag reduction in turbulent flows over superhydrophobic surfaces
Robert J. Daniello, Nicholas E. Waterhouse, and Jonathan P. Rothstein
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This paper demonstrates that periodic, micropatterned superhydrophobic surfaces, previously noted for their ability to provide laminar flow drag reduction, are capable of reducing drag in the turbulent flow regime.
Phys. Fluids 21, 085103 (2009)
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