Underlying principle of efficient propulsion in flexible plunging foils
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Mechanica Sinica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0567-7718,1614-3116
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-014-0114-x