Nonlinear flow response of soft hair beds

Autor: Jean Comtet, Anette Hosoi, José Alvarado, Emmanuel de Langre
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Physics. 13:1014-1019
ISSN: 1745-2481
1745-2473
Popis: A bed of deformable hairs is shown to exhibit a nonlinear response to fluid flows. The biomimetic system suggests that hair-covered surfaces in living systems may function to reduce fluid drag as a means of minimizing excessive stresses.
Databáze: OpenAIRE