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Bidirectional Underwater Drag Reduction on Bionic Flounder Two-Tier Structural Surfaces

Xixing He,
Yihe Liu,
Haiyang Zhan,
Yahua Liu,
Lei Zhao and
Shile Feng

Biomimetics2023, 8(1), 116;https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010116

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11 March 2023

Engineering marvels found throughout the exclusive structural features of biological surfaces have given rise to the progressive development of skin friction drag reduction. However, despite many previous works reporting forward drag reduction where...

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Research on Drag Reduction for Flexible Skin Inspired by Bionics

Pengfei Zhao,
Xin Li,
Zhengjie Luo,
Zhenyan Jia,
Kaisheng Zhang and
Xiaoping Zhang

Coatings2024, 14(9), 1189;https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14091189

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14 September 2024

Underwater vehicles typically rely on batteries or other energy sources for operation, where drag reduction can significantly lower energy consumption and extend operational endurance. Inspired by the skin structure of loaches, a flexible structure w...

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