The possibility of fluid slip has received considerable attention in recent years. Laminar drag reduction is achieved by using a hydrophobic wall with fluid slip. Fluid slip is closely related to the gas-liquid interface formed at a solid surface with many fine grooves. The friction generated by the solid boundary is modified considerably because the gas-liquid interface provides a zero-shear stress boundary condition. The purpose of this study is to experimentally clarify the flow characteristics and drag reduction of a hydrophobic wall sphere by visualizing flow and by measuring the drag. In addition, the flow patterns were numerically analyzed by applying a wet boundary condition for fluid slip. The flow visualization results showed that the Vortex Loop was not exist at Re < 400 in the hydrophobic wall sphere and the separation point moved downstream compared with that of a conventionally smooth sphere. Drag reduction occurred in the flow and the maximum drag reduction ratio was 14.6% at Re=93.2. In this simulation, the flow patterns for the numerical simulation results agreed with those of the flow visualization results.
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ASME 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 13–19, 2004
Anaheim, California, USA
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- Fluids Engineering Division
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0-7918-4709-8
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Fluid Slip of Flow Past a Hydrophobic Wall Sphere
Keizo Watanabe
Keizo Watanabe
Tokyo Metropolitan University
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Takao Fujita
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Keizo Watanabe
Tokyo Metropolitan University
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IMECE2004-62223, pp. 55-62; 8 pages
Published Online:
March 24, 2008
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Fujita, T, & Watanabe, K. "Fluid Slip of Flow Past a Hydrophobic Wall Sphere." Proceedings of the ASME 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Fluids Engineering. Anaheim, California, USA. November 13–19, 2004. pp. 55-62. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-62223
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