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Thrust Generation

Thrust Generation is the physical process by which a force is produced in the direction opposite to the expelled fluid or jet, enabling propulsion through Newtonian reaction principles, specifically distinguished by its reliance on momentum ejection mechanisms in aquatic or aerial media.

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Review of fish swimming modes for aquatic locomotion

Michael Sfakiotakis, David M. Lane, J.B.C. Davies · IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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Electric propulsion for satellites and spacecraft: established technologies and novel approaches

Stéphane Mazouffre · Plasma Sources Science and Technology · 2016 · 546 citations · Full text

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Wake mechanics for thrust generation in oscillating foils

Michael S. Triantafyllou, George S. Triantafyllou, R. Gopalkrishnan · Physics of Fluids A Fluid Dynamics · 1991 · 490 citations

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Initiation of intracontinental subduction in the Himalaya

Peter Bird · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1978 · 469 citations

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Modelling thrust generation of a two-dimensional heaving airfoil in a viscous flow

Gregory C. Lewin, Hossein Haj‐Hariri · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2003 · 368 citations

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  1. QZ
    Qiang Zhu

    University of California San Diego, United States

    8 publications · 266 citations

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  2. WB
    Wen Bao

    Harbin Institute of Technology, China

    5 publications · 211 citations

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  3. KK
    Kimiya Komurasaki

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    5 publications · 140 citations

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  4. SK
    Stanley K. Borowski

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    4 publications · 151 citations

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  5. HI
    Hiroshi Isshiki

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    4 publications · 109 citations

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  1. Glenn Research Center

    Cleveland, United States

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    488 citations

  2. United States Air Force Research Laboratory

    Wright-Patterson AFB, United States

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    660 citations

  3. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Nanjing, China

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    824 citations

  4. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    946 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    874 citations

  6. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    567 citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    22 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Propulsion and Power

    28 publications · 869 citations

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  3. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    18 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. Physics of Fluids

    19 publications · 668 citations

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