Simulation and Experimental Study of a Novel Negative-Pressure Flapper-Nozzle Mechanism

Aixiang Ma1, Heruizhi Xiao1, Xihao Yan1

  • 1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing 100083, China.

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|January 23, 2024
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