Table 1 Estimated % of added drag at different water velocity flow rates (ms−1) for the G-Pilot and i-Pilot tags deployed on sicklefin devil rays of different disc widths (DW)
Water velocity (ms−1) | G-Pilot/disk width (cm) | i-Pilot/disk width (cm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
250 (%) | 300 (%) | 250 (%) | 300 (%) | |
0.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 5.5 |
0.75 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 5.6 |
1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 6.1 |
4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 |