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Heave Plates – The Influence of the Plate-Diameter -to-Cylinder-Diameter Ratio, Holes, and Pitch on the Hydrodynamic Coefficients Cover

Heave Plates – The Influence of the Plate-Diameter -to-Cylinder-Diameter Ratio, Holes, and Pitch on the Hydrodynamic Coefficients

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 49
Published on: Jun 19, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Ewelina Ciba, Paweł Dymarski, Mirosław Grygorowicz, published by Gdansk University of Technology
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