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  • A Method to Classify Recycled Carbon Fibers by Length in Rotating Viscous Fluid

  • Hyeong Woo Kang*, Junseong Byeon*, Seongyun Ahn*, Yeongmin Park*, Jae-hyeon Ha**, Sang Yup Kim*†

  • *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    **Catech-H Technical Research Center, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea

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Correspondence to

  • Sang Yup Kim

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: sangyupkim@sogang.ac.kr