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. 2019 Jan 30;14(1):e0210860. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210860

Table 2. Calculated drag coefficients of the 3-D realistic model of dolphin and contributions of each part.

Re CD Friction CD Pressure CD CD by body CD by flippers CD by dorsal fin CD by fluke
1 × 106 6.1 × 10−3 (100%) 4.4 × 10−3 (72%) 1.7 × 10−3 (28%) (61.7%) (14.0%) (9.5%) (14.8%)
1 × 107 4.7 × 10−3 (100%) 3.2 × 10−3 (67%) 1.6 × 10−3 (33%) (57.1%) (16.0%) (10.2%) (16.7%)
2 × 107 4.3 × 10−3 (100%) 2.8 × 10−3 (65%) 1.5 × 10−3 (35%) (55.5%) (16.8%) (10.4%) (17.2%)
3 × 107 4.2 × 10−3 (100%) 2.7 × 10−3 (64%) 1.5 × 10−3 (36%) (54.6%) (17.2%) (10.6%) (17.6%)
4 × 107 4.0 × 10−3 (100%) 2.6 × 10−3 (63%) 1.5 × 10−3 (37%) (54.0%) (17.5%) (10.7%) (17.8%)