Abstract:In this study, the effect of hydrophobicity in reducing the impact forces during the water entry of complex geometries has been demonstrated on bow flare slamming and wet deck slamming. Superhydrophobic surfaces with a contact angle of 160 0 and a hysteresis of 3 0 which shows a wetting regime in the Cassie-Baxter state were obtained via a chemical coating. By conducting drop tests with a bow flare ship section model and a catamaran section model at various impact velocities, jet flows, water pileups and air c… Show more
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