The Study of Drag Reduction on Ships Inspired by Simplified Shark Skin Imitation.

摘要: The skin of a fast swimming shark reveals riblet structures that help reduce the shark’s friction drag, enhancing its efficiency and speed while moving in water. Inspired by structure denticles, our team has carried out study as an effort improving hydrodynamic design marine vessels through hull modification which was inspired this denticle. Our covers on macroscaled modification. This is attempt to propose alternative for better economical practical obtain more optimum cruising characteristics vessels. models used are constructed using computer-aided (CAD) software, computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations then predict effectiveness effects biomimetic skins those models. Interestingly, numerical calculated results obtained show presence implemented give about 3.75% reduction drag coefficient well reducing up 3.89% force experienced Theoretically, can be reduced, it lead efficient vessel with speed. will impact shipping or industries around world. However, suggested experimental procedure best conducted verify result been further improvement research.