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Research Article

Experimental studies on the influence of axial and radial fields of sintered neo-delta magnets in reforming the energy utilization combustion and emission properties of a hydrocarbon fuel

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Received 09 Nov 2019, Accepted 01 May 2020, Published online: 22 May 2020

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