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New hydropower converters for very low-head differences

James Senior School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Nicole Saenger Hochschule Darmstadt, Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen, Schöfferstraße 3, 64295, Darmstadt, Germany E-mail: [email protected]
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Gerald Müller School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 703-714 | Received 30 Sep 2010, Accepted 30 Jun 2011, Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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