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An actuator surface can be defined as a two dimensional geometric region in a fluid at which a discontinuity in any flow property can occur [26]. We confine ourselves to a more restricted definition. We will use the term actuator surface for a two dimensional region in a fluid on which an external force field is concentrated. At this surface we have to admit a possible discontinuity of the pressure or of the tangential component of the velocity field or of both.
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© 1984 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague
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Sparenberg, J.A. (1984). The actuator surface. In: Elements of hydrodynamic propulsion. Mechanics of fluids and transport processes, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6086-2_2
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