Study on the thrust generated by a thin plate imitating fish’s caudal fin

Purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between the shape of a thin plate and thrust force. The thin plate is what imitates the fish’s caudal fin. We adopt an equilateral triangular, square, regular pentagon and hexagon as the shape of the plate. There are two ways of yielding thrust...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhiro NAKAJIMA, Yoshihiro KUBOTA, Osamu MOCHIZUKI
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2016-01-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/82/833/82_15-00407/_pdf/-char/en