Modeling of shear flows over superhydrophobic surfaces: from Newtonian to non-Newtonian fluids

H Rahmani, F Larachi, SM Taghavi - ACS Engineering Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
The design and use of superhydrophobic surfaces have gained special attentions due to
their superior performances and advantages in many flow systems, eg, in achieving specific …

Femtosecond laser-induced sub-micron and multi-scale topographies for durable lubricant impregnated surfaces for food packaging applications

T Karkantonis, A Gaddam, TL See, SS Joshi… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adhesion of viscous liquids on packaging surfaces could lead to wastage, an increase of
recycling costs, and even customers' dissatisfaction in applications related to food …

Hydrodynamic drag reduction of shear-thinning liquids in superhydrophobic textured microchannels

A Gaddam, H Sharma, R Ahuja, S Dimov… - Microfluidics and …, 2021 - Springer
Super-hydrophobic textured surfaces reduce hydrodynamic drag in pressure-driven laminar
flows in micro-channels. However, despite the wide usage of non-Newtonian liquids in …

Physics of fluid flow in an hourglass (converging–diverging) microchannel

S Goli, SK Saha, A Agrawal - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents the numerical and experimental study of flow physics and
characterization in hourglass microchannels at different geometric and flow parameters such …

Laser-enabled surface treatment of disposable endoscope lens with superior antifouling and optical properties

T Karkantonis, A Gaddam, H Sharma, G Cummins… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Endoscopes are ubiquitous in minimally invasive or keyhole surgeries globally. However,
frequent removal of endoscopes from the patient's body due to the lens contaminations …

Shear-driven drainage of lubricant in a spherical cavity of lubricant-infused surface

HN Kim, SJ Lee - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Lubricant-infused surfaces (LISs), whose initial development was inspired by the slippery
surface of Nepenthes pitcher plants, have been eliciting considerable attraction. LISs have …

Characterization of the liquid–lubricant interface in a dovetail cavity for a viscous laminar flow

R Ahuja, A Gaddam, SS Joshi… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lubricant-infused surfaces (LISs) have application in diverse fields based on their liquid-
repellent properties. In bulk flow, LISs, however, are susceptible to drainage failure caused …

Bounding transverse permeability of fibrous media: a statistical study from random representative volume elements with consideration of fluid slip

A Geoffre, M Ghestin, N Moulin, J Bruchon… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, a statistical study on transverse permeability of random fibrous medium is
performed. For that purpose, numerous random numerical microstructures are generated …

Copper capillaries with lubricant-infused walls: fabrication and drag reduction performance

H Yan, F Qian, K Jiao, W Zhang, Z Tan, L Zhao… - Microfluidics and …, 2022 - Springer
The lubricant-infused surface (LIS) has emerged as a promising drag reduction surface for
flow enhancement. At present, there are some applications of LISs in polymer-based …

Three-dimensional numerical study of flow physics of single-phase laminar flow through diamond (diverging–converging) microchannel

S Goli, SK Saha, A Agrawal - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Diamond microchannel is a non-uniform microchannel that has both diverging and
converging flow passages of certain lengths. In this work, three-dimensional simulation and …