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Bioinspired Breathable Architecture for Water Harvesting

von Spreckelsen, Rowan M.; Harris, Matthew T.; Wigzell, James M.; Fraser, Rebekah C.; Carletto, Andrea; Mosquin, Daniel P.K.; Justice, Douglas; Badyal, Jas Pal S.

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Authors

Rowan M. von Spreckelsen

Matthew T. Harris

James M. Wigzell

Rebekah C. Fraser

Andrea Carletto

Daniel P.K. Mosquin

Douglas Justice



Abstract

Thuja plicata is a coniferous tree which displays remarkable water channelling properties. In this article, an easily fabricated mesh inspired by the hierarchical macro surface structure of Thuja plicata branchlets is described which emulates this efficient water collection behaviour. The key parameters are shown to be the pore size, pore angle, mesh rotation, tilt angle (branch droop) and layering (branch overlap). Envisaged societal applications include water harvesting and low cost breathable architecture for developing countries.

Citation

von Spreckelsen, R. M., Harris, M. T., Wigzell, J. M., Fraser, R. C., Carletto, A., Mosquin, D. P., …Badyal, J. P. S. (2015). Bioinspired Breathable Architecture for Water Harvesting. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 16798. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16798

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 19, 2015
Online Publication Date Nov 18, 2015
Publication Date Nov 18, 2015
Deposit Date Jun 25, 2015
Publicly Available Date Feb 3, 2016
Journal Scientific Reports
Publisher Nature Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Article Number 16798
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16798

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