Drag reduction and nanobubbles (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Drag reduction and nanobubbles

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When the surfaces were studied within microfluidic devices, it was revealed their ability to greatly reduce hydrodynamic drag is due to the spontaneous formation of nanobubbles.

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Neto et al.

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