From imaging to simulation: A workflow for converting CT/SEM data into OpenFOAM meshes

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 358, 2026 EFM25 – Energy & Fluid Mechanics 2025


Article Number		01002
Number of page(s)		5
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202635801002
Published online		12 March 2026

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