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Table 1 Transformation relationships between various physical parameters of the model and the prototype

From: Hydrodynamic performance of floating photobioreactors driven by wave energy

Physical parameter

Transformation coefficient

(Prototype: model)

Acceleration

1

Area

λ 2

Angle

1

Depth

λ

Force

λ 3

Mass

λ 3

Velocity

λ 1/2

Volume

λ 3

Wave height

λ

Wave length

λ

Wave period

λ 1/2