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Arezoomand, B., Parhizgar, H., & Tarabi, A. (2020). Numerical Analysis of Missile With Grid Fins and Investigating the Fin Type Geometry Effects On Aerodynamics Coefficients. Fluid Mechanics & Aerodynamics, 8(2), 153-168.
MLA
Behnam Arezoomand; Hamid Parhizgar; Abbas Tarabi. "Numerical Analysis of Missile With Grid Fins and Investigating the Fin Type Geometry Effects On Aerodynamics Coefficients", Fluid Mechanics & Aerodynamics, 8, 2, 2020, 153-168.
HARVARD
Arezoomand, B., Parhizgar, H., Tarabi, A. (2020). 'Numerical Analysis of Missile With Grid Fins and Investigating the Fin Type Geometry Effects On Aerodynamics Coefficients', Fluid Mechanics & Aerodynamics, 8(2), pp. 153-168.
VANCOUVER
Arezoomand, B., Parhizgar, H., Tarabi, A. Numerical Analysis of Missile With Grid Fins and Investigating the Fin Type Geometry Effects On Aerodynamics Coefficients. Fluid Mechanics & Aerodynamics, 2020; 8(2): 153-168.
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