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The cross section of a body that is placed in an airstream to produce a useful aerodynamic force in the most efficient manner possible. The cross sections of wings, helicopter rotor blades (Fig. 1), propeller blades, windmill blades, compressor and…

Any of several leguminous plants, or their seeds, long utilized as food by humans or livestock. There are more than 40,000 varieties of beans, with only a small number of these being mass-produced for human or animal consumption. In particular,…