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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Volume 16, 2013 - Issue 1
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Analysis of wind velocity and release angle effects on discus throw using computational fluid dynamics

Abel I. Rouboa CITAB/University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Victor M. Reis Centre of Research in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), Vila Real, Portugal
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Vishveshwar R. Mantha CITAB/University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal; Centre of Research in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), Vila Real, Portugal
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Daniel A. Marinho Centre of Research in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), Vila Real, Portugal; Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal
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António J. Silva Centre of Research in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), Vila Real, Portugal
Pages 73-80 | Received 15 Dec 2010, Accepted 20 Jul 2011, Published online: 08 Dec 2011

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