Compute the retarding force of water on the whale, based on a drag law
\((1/2)*rho*Cw*A*vw^2\)
where rho is 1024 (kg/m^3), Cw is parms$Cw and
A is parms$Sw.
Arguments
- vw
Whale velocity (m/s).
- parms
A named list holding model parameters, created by
parameters().
See also
Other functions relating to whale characteristics:
stressFromStrainFunction(),
whaleCompressionForce(),
whaleLengthFromMass(),
whaleMassFromLength(),
whaleSkinForce()
Other functions relating to forces:
shipWaterForce(),
stressFromStrainFunction(),
whaleCompressionForce(),
whaleSkinForce()