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Konstantinos Ritos1, Matthew K Borg2, Nigel J Mottram3

  • 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK konstantinos.ritos@strath.ac.uk.

Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
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