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Table 6 The lateral suction force (Bernoulli attraction) on a calf

From: The hydrodynamics of dolphin drafting

Case	Y/Y_max	Y
H1	0.65	34.2
H2	0.8	10.2
DL	0.3	8.2
DR	0.22	21.9
A2	0.6	15.8
A3	1	33.3
A4	0.17	7.0
A5	0.27	6.5
A6	0.34	5.2
BR	0.4	27.3

The value Y/Y_maxis obtained from inserting the value of ξ/L₂ from Table 4 into Figure 5c and following the vertical line. The side-force Y (in newtons) is then obtained from Figure 5b, using the parameters from Table 4.

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