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Free flow over a partially contracted thin-plate weir with a triangular notch of angle 20.23° and zero weir height Cover

Free flow over a partially contracted thin-plate weir with a triangular notch of angle 20.23° and zero weir height

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 132 - 142
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2024
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Accepted on: Mar 24, 2025
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Published on: Jun 19, 2025
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