Jet propulsion without inertia

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Spagnolie, Saverio E ^a   Lauga, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES;

AXIS OF SYMMETRY; DIRECTION OF MOTION; HIGHLY VISCOUS FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; JET PROPULSION; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHEROIDAL BODY; SWIMMING VELOCITIES;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 77956645057     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3469786     Document Type: Article

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