Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies

Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies
Author: Peter Thiede
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2001-05-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783540419112

This volume contains the proceedings of the CEAS/DragNet European Drag Reduction Conference 2000. The conference addressed the recent advances in all areas of drag reduction research, development, validation and demonstration including laminar flow technology, adaptive wing concepts, turbulent and induced drag reduction, separation control and supersonic flow aspects. This volume is of particular interest to engineers, scientists and students working in the aeronautics industry, research establishments or academia.

Laminar Drag Reduction

Laminar Drag Reduction
Author: Keizo Watanabe
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2015-06-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1681080842

The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid is believed to be a function of fluid-wall interaction. This theory is based on the assumption that under certain conditions a real fluid does not usually slip on the wall in contact with it and displays laminar flow. This set of conditions is known as a ‘no slip boundary condition’. But if a fluid is passed alongside a wall, the drag reduction in the laminar flow region can be calculated. In Laminar Drag Reduction, the frictional drag of an internal or an external fluid flow along a certain kind of hydrophobic wall is investigated. An analytic approach towards the mechanism of drag reduction is employed using Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness equations. The experimental results presented in this book show that frictional drag of a fluid alongside this hydrophobic wall decreases in comparison with fluid flow along a conventional wall or surface. This form of laminar drag reduction represents a relatively new area of research, where the laminar flow can be controlled by microscopic surface modifications, allowing fluid flows to slip over a wall. Laminar Drag Reduction brings information about some interesting phenomena related to fluid slippage on a highly water-repellent surface. Readers, physics graduates and senior researchers alike, can benefit from the information presented in this book to tackle more challenging questions in fluid mechanics research.

Drag Reduction

Drag Reduction
Author: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1971
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies

Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies
Author: Peter Thiede
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540453598

------------------------------------------------------------ This volume contains the Proceedings of the CEAS/DragNet European Drag Reduction Conference held on 19-21 June 2000 in Potsdam, Germany. This conference, succeeding the European Fora on Laminar Flow Technology 1992 and 1996, was initiated by the European Drag Reduction Network (DragNet) and organised by DGLR under the auspice of CEAS. The conference addressed the recent advances in all areas of drag reduction research, development, validation and demonstration including laminar flow technology, adaptive wing concepts, turbulent and induced drag reduction, separation control and supersonic flow aspects. This volume which comprises more than 40 conference papers is of particular interest to engineers, scientists and students working in the aeronautics industry, research establishments or academia.

Flow Control Techniques and Applications

Flow Control Techniques and Applications
Author: Jinjun Wang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2019
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107161568

Master the theory, applications and control mechanisms of flow control techniques.

Swimming and Flying in Nature

Swimming and Flying in Nature
Author: Theodore Wu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475713266

The Symposium on Swimming and Flying in Nature which was held at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California from July 8-12, 1974 was conceived with the objective of providing an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of funda mental biological and fluid mechanical aspects of these forms of natura110comotion. It was the earnest hope of all concerned in the organization of the Symposium that the exchange of knowledge and interaction of ideas from the disciplines involved would stimu late new research in this developing field. If the liveliness of the discussion generated among the 250 or so participants is any measure, then this objective was fulfilled to a significant degree. These two companion volumes contain the manuscripts of the papers presented during the Symposium. It is hoped that this permanent record will serve to perpetuate the enthusiasm and active thought generated during those days in Pasadena. The first volume contains the proceedings of the first two days of the confer ence (Sessions I to IV) which concentrated on the locomotion of micro-organisms. The second volume (Sessions V to VIII) deals with the propulsion of larger fish, insects and birds. Professor Sir James Lighthill's Special Invited Lecture which opened the Symposium is contained in the second volume, rather than the first, since it deals with natural flight.

Biomimetics

Biomimetics
Author: Bharat Bhushan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 607
Release: 2016-02-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319282840

This revised, updated and expanded new edition presents an overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics which include surfaces with roughness-induced superomniphobicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, and controlled adhesion. The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Oleophobic/philic Surfaces, Shark Skin Effect, and Gecko Adhesion. This new edition also contains new chapters on the butterfly wing effect, bio- and inorganic fouling and structure and Properties of Nacre and structural coloration.

Stability and Transition in Shear Flows

Stability and Transition in Shear Flows
Author: Peter J. Schmid
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461301858

A detailed look at some of the more modern issues of hydrodynamic stability, including transient growth, eigenvalue spectra, secondary instability. It presents analytical results and numerical simulations, linear and selected nonlinear stability methods. By including classical results as well as recent developments in the field of hydrodynamic stability and transition, the book can be used as a textbook for an introductory, graduate-level course in stability theory or for a special-topics fluids course. It is equally of value as a reference for researchers in the field of hydrodynamic stability theory or with an interest in recent developments in fluid dynamics. Stability theory has seen a rapid development over the past decade, this book includes such new developments as direct numerical simulations of transition to turbulence and linear analysis based on the initial-value problem.

Viscous Drag Reduction

Viscous Drag Reduction
Author: C. Sinclair Wells
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2013-12-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1489955798