**Author details**

R. M. Miranda1\*, J. Gandra2 and P. Vilaça2

\*Address all correspondence to: rmiranda@fct.unl.pt

1 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Sciences and Technology Faculty, Nova University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal

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2 Mechanical Engineering Department, Lisbon Technical University, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa, Portugal
