Momentum theory

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Blade_element_theory/WrS8vbVC">Blade element theory</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Circulation_(fluid_dynamics)/9SbB60N2">Circulation (fluid dynamics)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Disk_loading/eAgFKenr">Disk loading</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Kutta%E2%80%93Joukowski_theorem/Mzc1Y1nG">Kutta–Joukowski theorem</a></li></ul>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Rankine, W.J. Macquorn (6 April 1865). "On the Mechanical Principals of the Action of Propellers". Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. 6: 13. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022700325 – via Hathi Trust. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022700325?urlappend=%3Bseq=47%3Bownerid=13510798885881399-61" target="_blank">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022700325?urlappend=%3Bseq=47%3Bownerid=13510798885881399-61</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Froude, Robert (12 April 1889). "On the Part Played in Propulsion by Differences in Fluid Pressure". Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. 30: 390 – via Hathi Trust. <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnhtv1&seq=424" target="_blank">https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnhtv1&seq=424</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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