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Airflow and temperature distribution inside the maxillary sinus: A computational fluid dynamics simulation

Hongrui ZangDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology;Department of Otolaryngology, National Key Discipline, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
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Yingxi LiuDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of TechnologyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Demin HanDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Key Discipline, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, BeijingCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Luo ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Key Discipline, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
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Tong WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Key Discipline, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
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Xiuzhen SunDepartment of Otolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Lifeng LiDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Key Discipline, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
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Pages 637-644 | Received 18 Aug 2011, Accepted 30 Sep 2011, Published online: 04 Mar 2012

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