Table 1 Contrast between the drag forces of the smooth and bionic non-smooth surfaces.
Velocity (ms−1) | Smooth surface | Bionic non-smooth surface | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pressure drag (N) | Viscous drag (N) | Total drag (N) | Pressure drag (N) | Viscous drag (N) | Total drag (N) | |
0.05 | 0 | 0.0010067 | 0.0010067 | 0.0004377 | 0.0005493 | 0.0009870 |
0.5 | 0 | 0.0108908 | 0.0108908 | 0.004592 | 0.0060618 | 0.0106547 |
1.0 | 0 | 0.0237039 | 0.0237039 | 0.0099905 | 0.0132042 | 0.0231947 |
1.5 | 0 | 0.0383821 | 0.0383821 | 0.0163724 | 0.0212631 | 0.0376355 |
2.0 | 0 | 0.0547412 | 0.0547412 | 0.0237191 | 0.0301941 | 0.0539132 |
2.5 | 0 | 0.0726247 | 0.0726247 | 0.0320074 | 0.0398022 | 0.0718096 |
3.0 | 0 | 0.0919406 | 0.0919406 | 0.0412286 | 0.0500343 | 0.0912629 |
3.5 | 0 | 0.1126005 | 0.1126005 | 0.0513640 | 0.060840 | 0.1122040 |
4.0 | 0 | 0.1345099 | 0.1345099 | 0.0623983 | 0.0721853 | 0.1345836 |
