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Three-dimensional cfd analysis to study the thrust and efficiency of a biologically-inspired marine propulsor Cover

Three-dimensional cfd analysis to study the thrust and efficiency of a biologically-inspired marine propulsor

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|Apr 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-011-0002-2 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 16
Published on: Apr 21, 2011
Published by: Gdansk University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 M. Lamas, J. Rodríguez, C. Rodríguez, P. González, published by Gdansk University of Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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