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Lookup NU author(s): Chang Li, Professor Mehmet Atlar, Dr Maryam HaroutunianORCiD, Dr Rosemary NormanORCiD
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Taylor & Francis, 2018.
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Biofilms typically increase surface roughness and consequently the drag penalties on marine vessels. However, there is a lack of data regarding the time-dependent influence of biofilms on antifouling surface characteristics and frictional drag, especially for surface coatings with different sizes of cuprous oxide (Cu2O). In this study, a series of pressure drop measurements was carried out using flat plates coated with different sizes of Cu2O . The cuprous oxide-containing surfaces were deployed at sea for a period of six months to allow biofilm to develop. Surface microstructure and roughness analyses were carried out every six weeks using Scanning Electron Microscopy and laser roughness surface profilometry. From the data, the added frictional drag caused by biofilm on ships was predicted, based on roughness function using Granville extrapolations. The analyses indicated that biofilms had significant impacts by altering the surface microstructure, resulting in higher frictional drag. However, due to the interaction between the biofilm and the physico-chemical properties of the substratum for panels coated with larger Cu2O, the roughness and drag measurement results were both found to have fluctuating increments.
Author(s): Li C, Atlar M, Haroutunian M, Norman R, Anderson C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Biofouling
Year: 2018
Volume: 35
Issue: 1
Pages: 15-33
Online publication date: 04/02/2019
Acceptance date: 12/12/2018
Date deposited: 19/12/2018
ISSN (print): 0892-7014
ISSN (electronic): 1029-2454
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2018.1559305
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2018.1559305
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