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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 21.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Fluids. 2009 May;46(5):991–1003. doi: 10.1007/s00348-008-0596-z

List of symbols.

C coefficient
c chord
dP differential pressure
F force
K average wing pressure normalised by density and
angular velocity
k point pressure normalised by density and angular
velocity
M2 second moment of wing mass (moment of inertia)
Q torque
R wing length
r radius from centre of rotation
S area
S2 second moment of wing area
S3 third moment of wing area
V speed
α geometric angle of attack
ρ air density
Ω angular velocity