The Propulsive Powers of Blue and Fin Whales
1. If the flow of water over the body of a Blue or a Fin whale be free from turbulence, the horse-power required per lb. of locomotory muscle is of the order of a tenth of the value estimated by Gray (1936) for the porpoise and dolphin. 2. If the flow be turbulent in these large whales the horse-pow...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jexbio:25/3/237 2023-05-15T16:13:18+02:00 The Propulsive Powers of Blue and Fin Whales KERMACK, K. A. 1948-09-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/25/3/237 en eng Company of Biologists http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/25/3/237 Copyright (C) 1948, Company of Biologists Articles TEXT 1948 fthighwire 2015-02-28T19:14:20Z 1. If the flow of water over the body of a Blue or a Fin whale be free from turbulence, the horse-power required per lb. of locomotory muscle is of the order of a tenth of the value estimated by Gray (1936) for the porpoise and dolphin. 2. If the flow be turbulent in these large whales the horse-power required per lb. of muscle agrees closely with Gray's estimate for the smaller Cetacea, or for the other types of mammalian muscle that have been investigated. Text Fin whale HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
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1. If the flow of water over the body of a Blue or a Fin whale be free from turbulence, the horse-power required per lb. of locomotory muscle is of the order of a tenth of the value estimated by Gray (1936) for the porpoise and dolphin. 2. If the flow be turbulent in these large whales the horse-power required per lb. of muscle agrees closely with Gray's estimate for the smaller Cetacea, or for the other types of mammalian muscle that have been investigated. |
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