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Fig. 9. The percentage of thrust and drag generated by skin friction and form force predicted by the quasi-steady model. Reynolds number of the whole body (Re) was varied by running a series of simulations over a range of body lengths. Lines show the percentage of (A) thrust and (B) drag generated by skin friction (violet) and form force (green).





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