Marine drag reduction of shark skin inspired riblet surfaces

Shark skin inspired riblet surfaces have been known to have drag reduction effect for the over past 40 years. It first drew the attention from the aircraft industry. With the property of low drag and self-cleaning (antifouling), shark skin inspired riblet surfaces can also be used on navigation obje...

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Main Authors: Y.F. Fu, C.Q. Yuan, X.Q. Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405451816300484