2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2020
Optimal Design of Multi-Layer Fog Collectors
Musaddaq Azeem, Adrien Guèrin, Thomas Dumais +8
The growing concerns over desertification have spurred research into technologies aimed at acquiring water from non-traditional sources such as dew, fog, and water vapor. Some of t…
physics.flu-dyn2010
Surface tension propulsion of fungal spores by use of microdroplets
Xavier Noblin, Sylvia Yang, Jacques Dumais
Many edible mushrooms eject their spores (about 10 microns in size) at high speed (about 1 m/s) using surface tension forces in a few microseconds. Basically the coalescence of a d…