Superhydrophobic drag reduction in laminar flows: a critical review

C Lee, CH Choi, CJ Kim - Experiments in Fluids, 2016 - Springer
A gas in between micro-or nanostructures on a submerged superhydrophobic (SHPo)
surface allows the liquid on the structures to flow with an effective slip. If large enough, this …

Recent advances in the potential applications of bioinspired superhydrophobic materials

T Darmanin, F Guittard - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review gives an overview of recent advances in the potential applications of
superhydrophobic materials. Such properties are characterized by extremely high water …

It's not a bug, it's a feature: functional materials in insects

TBH Schroeder, J Houghtaling, BD Wilts… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …

A numerical study of the effects of superhydrophobic surface on skin-friction drag in turbulent channel flow

H Park, H Park, J Kim - Physics of Fluids, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted much attention lately as they present the
possibility of achieving a substantial skin-friction drag reduction in turbulent flows. In this …

Superhydrophobic surfaces: From the lotus leaf to the submarine

MA Samaha, HV Tafreshi, M Gad-el-Hak - Comptes Rendus Mécanique, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review we discuss the current state of the art in evaluating the fabrication and
performance of biomimetic superhydrophobic materials and their applications in …

Turbulence and skin friction modification in channel flow with streamwise-aligned superhydrophobic surface texture

TO Jelly, SY Jung, TA Zaki - Physics of Fluids, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Direct numerical simulations of turbulent flow in a channel with superhydrophobic surfaces
(SHS) were performed, and the effects of the surface texture on the turbulence and skin …

Flow past superhydrophobic surfaces containing longitudinal grooves: effects of interface curvature

CJ Teo, BC Khoo - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2010 - Springer
This article considers Couette and Poiseuille flows past superhydrophobic surfaces
containing alternating micro-grooves and ribs aligned longitudinally to the flow. The effects …

Yield stress fluid flows in superhydrophobic channels: From creeping to inertial regime

H Rahmani, H Kumar, J Greener, SM Taghavi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, inertial flows of a yield stress fluid in a channel equipped with a
superhydrophobic groovy wall are studied through numerical computations. Assuming an …

Laminar drag reduction in microchannels with liquid infused textured surfaces

K Kant, R Pitchumani - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Liquid infused surfaces (LIS) achieve non-wetting properties through asperity structures
containing pockets of a lubricating liquid rather than air. Although studies have …

Modeling drag reduction and meniscus stability of superhydrophobic surfaces comprised of random roughness

MA Samaha, H Vahedi Tafreshi, M Gad-el-Hak - Physics of fluids, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Previous studies dedicated to modeling drag reduction and stability of the air-water interface
on superhydrophobic surfaces were conducted for microfabricated coatings produced by …