Influence of surface hydrophobicity on frictional pressure loss in laminar pipe flow: Computational fluid dynamics analysis based on contact angle measurements
Published online on June 10, 2026
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Ahead of Print.
Surface hydrophobicity plays an important role in modifying the interfacial interaction between fluid and solid boundaries, which may lead to reduced wall shear stress and pressure losses in internal flows. In this study, the influence of surface ...
Surface hydrophobicity plays an important role in modifying the interfacial interaction between fluid and solid boundaries, which may lead to reduced wall shear stress and pressure losses in internal flows. In this study, the influence of surface ...