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Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime

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Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime. / Otaru, A.J.; Morvan, H.P.; Kennedy, A.R.
In: Acta Materialia, Vol. 149, 01.05.2018, p. 265-273.

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Otaru AJ, Morvan HP, Kennedy AR. Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime. Acta Materialia. 2018 May 1;149:265-273. Epub 2018 Mar 5. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.051

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