Table 2 Estimated % of added drag for the G-Pilot and the i-Pilot tags, simulated at different water velocity flow rates (ms−1), for blue sharks of various total length, TL (m)
Water velocity (ms−1) | G-Pilot/body length (m) | i-Pilot/body length (m) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
250 (%) | 300 (%) | 350 (%) | 250 (%) | 300 (%) | 350 (%) | |
0.5 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 29.4 | 21.4 | 16.9 |
0.75 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 29.2 | 21.1 | 16.8 |
1 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 29.4 | 21.3 | 17.0 |
2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 30.2 | 21.8 | 17.4 |
4 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 31.0 | 22.3 | 17.8 |