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. 2023 Mar 25;8(2):135. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8020135

Table 1.

Propulsive efficiency and mean thrust coefficient of the whole set of kinematic configurations.

θ0 [] h0/c ψ [] St αmax [] h ηp [%] C¯T
1 1 90 0.1935 30.30 1.00 55.3 0.442
5 1 90 0.1935 26.30 0.99 67.5 0.439
10 1 90 0.1935 21.30 0.97 72.7 0.373
15 1 90 0.1935 16.30 0.94 75.4 0.295
20 1 90 0.1935 11.30 0.90 75.4 0.205
25 1 90 0.1935 6.30 0.86 68.3 0.103
15 0.75 90 0.1 2.44 0.90 23.6 0.006
15 0.75 90 0.2 17.14 0.90 70.4 0.288
15 0.75 90 0.3 28.30 0.90 61.4 0.756
15 0.75 90 0.5 42.52 0.90 44.0 2.236
15 0.75 90 0.7 50.55 0.90 25.6 3.806
15 1 90 0.1 2.44 0.94 35.8 0.010
15 1 90 0.1935 16.30 0.94 75.4 0.295
15 1 90 0.3 28.30 0.94 65.5 0.833
15 1 90 0.5 42.52 0.94 42.1 2.134
15 1 90 0.7 50.55 0.94 26.9 3.697
15 1.25 90 0.1 2.44 0.96 43.9 0.013
15 1.25 90 0.2 17.14 0.96 78.2 0.350
15 1.25 90 0.3 28.30 0.96 67.8 0.902
15 1.25 90 0.5 42.52 0.96 37.3 1.969
15 1.25 90 0.7 50.55 0.96 24.2 3.393
15 1.5 90 0.1 2.44 0.97 48.5 0.016
15 1.5 90 0.2 17.14 0.97 80.2 0.374
15 1.5 90 0.3 28.30 0.97 66.9 0.957
15 1.5 90 0.5 42.52 0.97 33.6 1.834
15 1.5 90 0.7 50.55 0.97 22.0 3.164
15 1.75 90 0.1 2.44 0.98 52.6 0.018
15 1.75 90 0.2 17.14 0.98 81.9 0.394
15 1.75 90 0.3 28.30 0.98 61.5 0.933
15 1.75 90 0.5 42.52 0.98 29.9 1.730
15 1.75 90 0.7 50.55 0.98 20.3 2.913
15 2 90 0.1 2.44 0.99 54.7 0.019
15 2 90 0.2 17.14 0.99 83.2 0.411
15 2 90 0.3 28.30 0.99 56.4 0.876
15 2 90 0.5 42.52 0.99 25.1 1.450
15 2 90 0.7 50.55 0.99 15.9 1.593
15 2.5 90 0.1 2.44 0.99 57.6 0.021
15 2.5 90 0.2 17.14 0.99 84.9 0.435
15 2.5 90 0.3 28.30 0.99 49.1 0.807
15 2.5 90 0.5 42.52 0.99 23.3 1.228
15 2.5 90 0.7 50.55 0.99 16.0 1.521
15 3 90 0.1 2.44 0.99 59.2 0.023
15 3 90 0.2 17.14 0.99 85.9 0.450
15 3 90 0.3 28.30 0.99 46.5 0.767
15 3 90 0.5 42.52 0.99 23.0 1.173
15 3 90 0.7 50.55 0.99 15.9 1.554
15 1 45 0.1935 23.90 1.16 63.8 0.416
15 1 60 0.1935 20.28 1.08 68.0 0.363
15 1 75 0.1935 17.45 1.00 71.6 0.322
15 1 90 0.1935 16.30 0.94 75.4 0.295
15 1 105 0.1935 17.45 0.90 77.7 0.281
15 1 120 0.1935 20.28 0.86 77.6 0.280
15 1 150 0.1935 27.80 0.82 68.7 0.296
15 1 160 0.1935 30.39 0.81 61.4 0.297
15 1 170 0.1935 32.90 0.81 46.8 0.285
15 1 180 0.1935 35.27 0.80 25.2 0.175