Numerical Investigation on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Forward Flight Flapping Airfoil with Nonsymmetrical Plunging Motion
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عنوان ژورنال: Information Technology Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1812-5638
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2011.748.758