Wave energy converter array optimization: A genetic algorithm approach and minimum separation distance study
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ocean Engineering
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0029-8018
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.05.071