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physics.flu-dyn2024
Wall Shear Stress Generated by a Bernoulli Pad: Experiments and Numerical Simulations
Anshul S. Tomar, Shaede Perzanowski, Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez +3
Bernoulli pads generate locally large wall shear stresses on workpieces, which can be used for cleaning, but may also damage delicate surfaces. This work presents direct measuremen…
physics.flu-dyn2023★ 26 cited
Slamming Forces During Water Entry of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator
John T. Antolik, Jesse L. Belden, Nathan B. Speirs +1
When a blunt body impacts an air-water interface, large hydrodynamic forces often arise, a phenomenon many of us have unfortunately experienced in a failed dive or "belly flop." Be…