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Hydrofoil Installation and Performance Optimisation for Ship Resistance Reduction in Trimaran Through Particle Swarm Optimisation Method

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 63
Published on: Mar 5, 2025
Published by: Gdansk University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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