Simplified Modelling of Sprinkler Droplet Dynamics

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Lorenzini, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 0347724180     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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