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Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Flexibility on the Propulsive Performance of a Heaving Hydrofoil Undergoing Sinusoidal and Non-Sinusoidal Motions Cover

Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Flexibility on the Propulsive Performance of a Heaving Hydrofoil Undergoing Sinusoidal and Non-Sinusoidal Motions

Polish Maritime Research
Volume 28 (2021): Issue 4 (December 2021)
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|Jan 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2021-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
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Keywords:
Fluid-structure interaction,
Flexible hydrofoil,
Non-sinusoidal motions,
Propulsive characteristics
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