Open Access
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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 358, 2026
EFM25 – Energy & Fluid Mechanics 2025
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| Article Number | 01009 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202635801009 | |
| Published online | 12 March 2026 | |
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