Eighth International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena
DOI: 10.1615/TSFP8
REDUCTIONS OF PRESSURE-DRAG-INCREASE AND FRICTION-DRAG DUE TO TURBULENT WATER FLOW OVER A SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY WAVY SURFACE
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DOI: 10.1615/TSFP8.2130
RESUMO
We have carried out velocity measurement for turbulent water flow over a slip-coat silicone rubber plate in an open channel at a high Reynolds number. This silicone rubber plate is a model of deformed skin of swimming dolphins. The friction drag acting on the plate has been estimated from the velocity profile. The total drag acting on the plate has been measured from the strain of thin metal strips supporting the plate. The experimental result shows 6.6 % reduction of total drag when compared with a conventional silicone rubber plate. We have also carried out an experiment using a hydrophilized polycarbonate wavy plate and have obtained 8.8 % reduction of friction drag compared with the slip-coat plate.