Simulated investigation of hump formation on water-harvesting abilities of Stenocara Beetle

• Main Author: Lim, Lester Jun Kai
• Other Authors: Li Shuzhou
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67307
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

For a Namib Desert beetle to survive in the desert, these beetles collect fog droplets through the use of their own body surfaces. One of them is the Stenocara Gracilipes which is known as one of the most efficient fog harvesters among its species. A simulated study was done to determine if a specif...