Computational fluid dynamics of drag reduction I

• Main Author: Tang, Jingwei.
• Other Authors: Jorg Uwe Schluter
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/18995
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Drag reduction is an important research topic to address to the growing economic and environmental global concerns. Results had suggested that stream-wise riblets in sharks seem to be the act of work in reducing drag. However, as riblet surface was found to have dust accumulation problem, it is o...