While other methods of drag reduction are well‎-known in marine R&D and ship design environments worldwide‎,‎ compliant coating drag reduction remains less well‎-known and poorly understood‎.‎ This important book presents cutting‎-edge techniques and findings from research sources not generally accessible by Western researchers and engineers‎,‎ aiding the application and further development of this potentially important technology‎.‎ Beginning with an introduction to drag reduction that places the authors‎'‎ work on elastic surfaces and combined techniques in context‎,‎ the book moves on to provide a comprehensive study of drag reduction through elastic coating with both flow and material properties considered‎.‎ Coverage includes‎:‎ experimental findings around coherent vortical structures ‎(‎CVS‎)‎ in turbulent boundary layers and methods of controlling them‎;‎ static and dynamic mechanical characteristics of elastic composite coatings‎,‎ as well as new techniques and devices developed for their measurement‎;‎ and‎,‎ combined methods of flow control and drag reduction‎,‎ including the effect of injection of polymer solutions‎,‎ elastic coatings and generated longitudinal vortical structures on hydrodynamic resistance‎.‎ Intended as a reference for senior engineers and researchers concerned with the drag reduction and the dynamics of turbulent boundary layer flows‎,‎ "Boundary Layer Flow over Elastic Surfaces" provides a unique source of information on compliant surface drag reduction and the experimental techniques around it that have shown measurable and repeatable improvements over recent years‎.‎ This compilation of research findings and new techniques developed for measurement will aid R&D engineers‎,‎ naval architects and senior designers in their quest to achieve drag reductions that will deliver significant efficiency savings‎.‎ This book provides‎:‎ unique source of information on compliant surface drag reduction ‎- an important area of technology with practical application to ships ‎- from otherwise inaccessible research studies‎;‎ and‎,‎ updates the knowledge‎-base on boundary layer flow and surface friction reduction‎,‎ critical topics in the global quest for increased ship efficiency and fuel economy‎.‎ It reveals new techniques and devices developed for measurement and provides a comprehensive study of drag reduction through elastic coating with both flow and material properties covered‎.‎