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          The Internal Energy of Rowing:
           Internal Energy 

          Mathematical Model Comparison:
           Model Comparison 

          "Rowing Faster", Volker Nolte's compendium:
           Rowing Faster, 2nd. Ed.

          Indications:
           1. Blade Surface Area-
           2. Peak Force Management-
           a. Estimating Peak Oarhandle Pull- 
           3. Rower Strength & Rigging Geometry-
           4. Managing the Free Return Momentum-
           5. Peak Force vs. Rating-
           6. Catch Bow Angle-
           7. Blade Cant Angle-
           8. Rower Peak Oarhandle Pull-
           9. Oarshaft Flexibility-
          10. Blade Immersion Depth/Puddles-
          11. Blade Efficiency-

          Validation:
          Validating the Rowing Model
           1. Through program internal consistency- 
           2. Through the work of Van Holst and Roosendaal-
           3. Through the work of Kleshnev-

          Rowing Program:
          Modeling the Dynamics of Rowing A paper
              The ROWING Data File
          Download and Run the ROWING Program

          Topics: 
           1. Oarblade Path Geometry-
           2. Propulsive Force-
           3. Oarblade Vectors-
           4. Oarblade and Wing-
           5. Oarblade Lift & Drag-
              Oarblade Lift and Drag Data
              Flat Plate Lift and Drag Data
              Lift and Drag in ROWING
              Effect of Lift on the Zero-slip Blade Path
              Oarblade Velocity and Force Vectors
              Lift and Drag at Various Stroke Points
              Oarblade Lift Related to Oarhandle Pull
              Effects of Varying Lift, Drag, and Blade Shape
              Future of Oar Blade Design
              Measurement of Lift & Drag-
           6. Shell Work; The Energy Balance of Rowing-
           7. Equal Total Rower Power-
           8. Drive/Recovery Ratio-
           9. Moving Water Fallacy-
          10. Shell Hull Friction-
          11. Soccer Balls for Oarblades?-
          12. Water Temperature-
          13. Asynchronous Rowing-
          14. Coxswain on Slides-
          15. Counting Strokes-
          16. Some Observations-
              Further Research
              Air Resistance-
              Added Mass-
              Propulsive Efficiency
              On-the-Water Testing
              Implications for Design
              Equipment Specifications
          17. The Effect of Deadweight-
          18. Shell Hydrodynamics-
          19. Rigging Notes-
          20. Upstream/Downstream-
          21. Shell Air Resistance-
          22. A Useful Empirical Equation-
          23. Racing Start-
          24. Big Blades & Back Injury-
          25. Sliding Riggers-
          26. Shell Speed vs. Lever Ratio-
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