In this paper, we analyze the values of entropic efficiency longitudinal fins by investigating coupling between function describing fin profile and corresponding steady-state temperature distribution along fin. By starting from different boundary conditions, look at maximizing From requesting that must comply with natural physical constraints, such as maximum thickness, obtain an optimal for a ...

The musculoskeletal mechanism of pectoral fin propulsion was investigated in representatives of the two subfamilies of the Embiotocidae (surfperches). Kinematic and electromyographic records of steady swimming by the open-water cruiser Amphistichus rhodoterus and the benthic maneuverer Embiotoca lateralis were compared at 80 % of the species' respective pectoral­caudal gait transition speed...

The objective of this study was to provide experimental data that could be used to predict frost growth and frost performance of a round plate fin-tube heat exchanger for low temperature heat pumps used in zero emission vehicles under cold weather conditions. In this study, round plate fin-tube heat exchangers were tested with variation of the fin space, air flow rate, relative humidity, and in...

The behaviour of fluid flowing past a RS:X Racing 66 windsurfing fin at different angles of attack was studied both computationally and experimentally. This was achieved by creating a three dimensional computational model of the fin, which was both used to produce a physical model for experimental testing, and as the basis for analysis using the fluid analysis program, OpenFOAM. The experimenta...

Dorsal and anal fins are median fins located above and below the centre of mass of fishes, each having a moment arm relative to the longitudinal axis. Understanding the kinematics of dorsal and anal fins may elucidate how these fins are used in concert to maintain and change fish body position and yet little is known about the functions of these fins. Using three synchronized high-speed cameras...

In this paper, Adomian decomposition sumudu transform method is introduced and used to solve the temperature distribution in a solid and porous fin with the temperature dependent internal heat generation for a fractional order energy balance equation. In this study, we assume heat generation as a variable of fin temperature for solid and porous fin and the heat transfer through porous media is ...

In this work, the self-heating effect (SHE) on metal gate multiple-fin SOI FinFETs is studied by adopting the ac conductance technique to extract the thermal resistance and temperature rise in both n-channel and p-channel SOI FinFETs with various geometry parameters. It is shown that the SHE degrades by over 10% of the saturation output current in the n-channel and by over 7% in the p-channel. ...

Myliobatidae is a family of large pelagic rays including the manta ray, Manta birostris. They are extremely efficient swimmers, can cruise at high speeds and can perform turn-on-a-dime maneuvering, making these fishes excellent inspiration for an autonomous underwater vehicle. Manta rays have been studied from a biological perspective; however the hydrodynamic performance of their large-amplitu...

A new species assigned to the genus Trichomycterus from the area of the waterfalls of Tabay stream, Paraná River basin, Misiones, Argentina, is described. Trichomycterus ytororo sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species in the genus by the presence of 31-35 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays and the combination of some external characters such as: coloration, number of pectoral-fin rays a...

We consider the one-dimensional steady fin problem with the Dirichlet boundary condition at one end and the Neumann boundary condition at the other. Both the thermal conductivity and the heat transfer coefficient are given as arbitrary functions of temperature. We perform preliminary group classification to determine forms of the arbitrary functions appearing in the considered equation for whic...