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US7044073B2

Methods for reducing the viscous drag on a surface and drag reducing device

University of Texas System

Abstract

A submerged surface is created, either as an add-on application or as an integral part of the submerged structure, having an array of closely spaced small bubble-filled holes which cover a large fraction of the wetted surface area. The viscous drag on the bubbles is much smaller than that on the …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
David B. Goldstein
Priority date
April 26, 2002
Filing date
April 28, 2003
Grant date
May 16, 2006
Publication date
May 16, 2006
Language
en
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