Research Article

Fluid-Structure Interaction Effects on the Propulsion of an Flexible Composite Monofin

Table 1

Natural frequencies (Hz) of the fin in the case of 0°/90°/0°/90°/0°.

Oriented fibers In vacuum

0°/90° 12.6 76.0 205.3
0°/90°/0° 29.3 122.9 265.0
0°/90°/0°/90° 22.6 90.1 192.0
0°/90°/0°/90°/0° 28.8 79.7 185.1