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On the use of multibody dynamics techniques to simulate fluid dynamics and fluid–solid interaction problems
- Award ID(s):
- 1635004
- PAR ID:
- 10273548
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Multibody System Dynamics
- ISSN:
- 1384-5640
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-021-09784-y
