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Calculation of forces and moments in vortex methods

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An alternative formulation for the calculation of forces and moments acting on a body in a three-dimensional unsteady viscous incompressible flow field is derived. The formulation is especially useful when the Navier-Stokes equations are solved in vorticity formulation.

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VanDer Vegt, J.J.W. Calculation of forces and moments in vortex methods. J Eng Math 22, 225–238 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129903

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