Fluid Dynamics of Biomimetic Pectoral Fin Propulsion Using Immersed Boundary Method

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2016/2721968/figures/2721968.fig.0018a.svgz" name="2721968.fig.0018a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Time-averaged thrust coefficient</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2016/2721968/figures/2721968.fig.0018b.svgz" name="2721968.fig.0018b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Propulsive efficiency</td></tr></table>

<div>Variation in hydrodynamic performance with Strouhal number.</div>

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Figure 18: Fluid Dynamics of Biomimetic Pectoral Fin Propulsion Using Immersed Boundary Method 