The Study of Drag Reduction on Ships Inspired by Simplified Shark Skin Imitation

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Container ship models</td><td class="align_center">With biomimetic shark skin, <i>a</i></td><td class="align_center">Without biomimetic shark skin, <i>b</i></td><td class="align_center">Difference, <i>c</i> = <i>a</i> – <i>b</i></td><td class="align_center">Percentage<br/>(<i>c/a</i>) × 100%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Drag coefficient, <i>C</i><sub>d</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.077</td><td class="align_center">0.080</td><td class="align_center">0.003</td><td class="align_center">3.75</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Drag force (N)</td><td class="align_center">29434</td><td class="align_center">30581</td><td class="align_center">1147</td><td class="align_center">3.89</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: The Study of Drag Reduction on Ships Inspired by Simplified Shark Skin Imitation 