Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Research Article

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

Table 2

Parameters set-up for flow simulation.
ModelsPlain modelsBiomimetic shark skin
Pressure (Pa)101325
Viscosity (kg/m·s)1.09 × 10−3
Density (kg/m3)1025
Gravitational acceleration (m/s2)−9.81
Type of fluidSeawater
Type of flowTurbulence