Similarity and Dimensional Analysis

Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 799-823

  Sterrett, Susan G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51667-1.50033-1     Document Type: Chapter

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