Terminal velocity and drag reduction measurements on superhydrophobic spheres
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Terminal velocity and drag reduction measurements on superhydrophobic spheres
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Physics Letters
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-6951,1077-3118
DOI: 10.1063/1.3081420