Piezoelectric Cantilever Bluff Body Energy Harvesting by Vortex-Induced Vibration in a Low-Speed Open Wind Tunnel
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Language: English
Page range: 331 - 342
Submitted on: Oct 13, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 2, 2026
Published on: Jul 16, 2026
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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