Print Email Facebook Twitter Rowing faster by surface treatment Title Rowing faster by surface treatment Author Greidanus, A.J. Delfos, R. Westerweel, J. Department Process and Energy Date 2012-12-31 Abstract The largest part of hydrodynamic drag during rowing, sailing or canoeing is the turbulent skin friction (80-90%). Higher velocities can be achieved by reducing the friction drag as a result of surface treatment. This research focuses on the development, characterization, and testing of drag-reducing surfaces, like nano- and micro-structured surfaces with hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties. This paper explains the Taylor-Couette set-up as a testing facility and discusses the first results in drag changes for several commercial products. Subject rowingsailinghydrodynamicsboundary layerdrag reduction To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:62898dd3-c426-4747-ae8d-1a504803e992 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.062 Publisher Elsevier ISSN 1877-7058 Source Procedia Engineering, 34, 2012 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2012 The Author(s)Elsevier Files PDF Greidanus_2012.pdf 846.34 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:62898dd3-c426-4747-ae8d-1a504803e992/datastream/OBJ/view