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MDPI2024

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Three-dimensional micro-CT images of UV-frozen flow fronts recorded at different flow regimes

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Zenodo2023

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A Fast Hybrid Pressure-Correction Algorithm for Simulating Incompressible Flows by Projection Methods

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Dynamic environmental flows using hydrodynamic-based solutions for sustainable hydropower

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Cambridge University Press2023

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Oxford Univ Press2023

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Design, computational and experimental investigation of a small-scale turbopump for organic Rankine cycle systems

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Elsevier2023

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