Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Shark Skin Effect

["Warrend Greenway" <dub@linuxmail.org>]

You are going to laugh, but what about spray on bed-liner? 
Is there a reason this won't work? It would give you the correct 
finish.

Warren.

> I wonder, instead of rolling it into the surface of the steel... a very
> costly process... could it be attached as an applique... maybe something
> like vinyl glued to the surface?  Maybe even an epoxy paint with the
> pattern rolled into it as it dries?  Just a thought.
> 
> On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 16:21, Garry Muir wrote:
> 
> > Hi Folks
> > 
> > There was some discussion a while back about sharks skin and the way the 
> > denticles produce a laminate flow over it reducing drag. I was looking 
> > through some scratch notes I made a few years back on trawl doors and I 
> > am quite sure a company tried rolling a pattern on steel plate that 
> > would replicate the effect and for some reason I think it may have been 
> > NETS of Seattle.
> > I will delve into my files or should I say large confused heap on the 
> > floor and get some more info, it may not be a practical finish for a sub 
> > hull but it may have some advantages on control surfaces and appendages.
> > 
> > Regards, Garry
> 
> 
> Dale A. Raby
> Editor/Publisher
> The Green Bay Web
> http://www.thegreenbayweb.com
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