Open Access
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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 347, 2026
2025 SAIMechE Central Branch Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Related Disciplines (SCMERD 2025)
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| Article Number | 01003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Thermofluids and Heat Transfer | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634701003 | |
| Published online | 14 January 2026 | |
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