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Design and methodology for evaluating aerodynamic characteristics of sports textiles

Harun Chowdhury School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora East Campus, PO Box 71, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, Victoria, 3083, Australia E-mail: [email protected]
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Firoz Alam School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
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David Mainwaring School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Australia
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Aleksandar Subic School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
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Margaret Tate School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Australia
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Dorothy Forster School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Australia
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Jordi Beneyto‐Ferre School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Australia
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Pages 81-86 | Received 27 Nov 2008, Accepted 29 May 2009, Published online: 08 Nov 2010

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  • School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora East Campus, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. E‐mail: [email protected]

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