On thrust estimates for flapping foils

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Streitlien, K ^a,c   Triantafyllou, G S ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002100952     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfls.1997.0123     Document Type: Article

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