Design, Construction, and Calibration of a Water Channel Facility for the Screening of Fouling-Release Surfaces.

Abstract

The development of novel, fouling-release surfaces has led to the need for test methods to better quantify their efficacy. Of considerable interest is the attachment strength of microfouling to these surfaces. The objective of the present project was to design, construct, and calibrate a water channel facility for the screening of novel fouling-release coatings to be used by Prof. J. Callow and Dr. M. Callow at the University of Birmingham, UK. A high aspect ratio (15:1) channel accommodating six standard glass slides coated with candidate formulations was designed. At present, fabrication of the water channel is approximately 80% complete. Upon completion, the channel will be tested and calibrated. Delivery of the apparatus to the University of Birmingham is planned for early June, 1999.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362537

Entities

People

  • Lawrence J. Borne
  • Michael P. Schultz

Organizations

  • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Boundary Layer
  • Centrifugal Pumps
  • Channel Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Fungi
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Laminar Flow
  • Measurement
  • Pipe Flow
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulent Flow

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  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.