Research Article

Hydrodynamic Analysis for the Morphing Median Fins of Tuna during Yaw Motions

Table 2

The simulation parameter configuration.

ParameterValue

Domain size m
Turbulence model- SST
Yaw angular velocity, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 rad/s
Translation velocity m/s
Time step-2, 1.0-3, 5.0-4, 3.3-4s
Convergence criteria2 orders
Maximum number of iterations20
Total number of cellsErection1744610
Depression1614307