Piezo-Polymer-Composite Unimorph Actuators for Active Cancellation of Flow Instabilities Across Airfoils
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1045-389X,1530-8138
DOI: 10.1177/1045389x10395794