Skin drag reduction in the naval transport, being the largest carrier of freight in the world, is of large environmental importance as this diminishes the fuel consumption. The practical concept is to create air lubrication alongside the hull of the ship, by injecting bubbles into the boundary layer. Several laboratory experiments easily result in drag reductions of 20% and above. However, application on real life ships barely results in 5%.
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