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. 2024 Jan 28;9(2):79. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics9020079

Table 1.

The Reynolds number ranges of various aquatic organisms and typical AUVs.

Biological Species Reynolds Number Reference AUV Models Reynolds Number Reference
American eel 1006 [12] Pirajuba 3.5 × 106 [13]
Bluegill sunfish 1440 [14] Spray 4 × 105–6 × 105 [15]
Yellowfin tuna 1.9 × 104 [12] Slocum 5.2 × 105–7.5 × 105 [16]
Cownose ray 105 [17] Seaglider 4.9 × 105 [18]
Scomber scombrus 3.2 × 105 [19] SeaExplorer 4.9 × 105–9.9 × 105 [16]
Manta ray 5.1 × 105 [20] Petrel-II 7.2 × 105–1.8 × 106 [21]
Greenland shark 106 [22] Petrel-L 7.7 × 105 [23]
longfin inshore squid 4.4 × 105–1.5 × 106 [24] Petrel-4000 1.2 × 106 [25]
Basking shark 6.9 × 106 [26] ALBAC 7 × 105–1.4 × 106 [27]
Humpback whale 8.8 × 106 [7] Miniature 5.5 × 104 [28]
Dolphin 2.3 × 106–1.6 × 107 [29] ALEX 9.9 × 104–4.9 × 105 [30]