<<Although you may not "want to get into" it, I think you may have confused
the
Reynolds number with another dimensionless quantity, the specific gravity,
here. The Reynolds number is a dimensionless measure of the relative strength
of inertial effects to viscous friction effects in the fluid as it is in
relative motion with respect to the fish.>>
Yeah, I think I said the same thing, but in English. ;-)
My textbook says:
"The Reynolds number was developed during the last century to describe the
nature of fluid flow, in particular, how different circumstances might result
in fluid flows that are dynamically similar. The Reyonolds number tells us how
properties of an animal affect fluid flow around it." [Kardong, pg. 137]
Now you know why I didn't want to get into this. Is there anything more
boring? A Clinton policy speech perhaps?
Jim