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EFFECT OF NATURAL CONVECTION ON THE PROCESS OF MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION OF PARAFFIN WAX

M.M. FARID Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering University of Basrah, Basrah, IraqView further author information
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A.K. MOHAMED Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Pages 297-316 | Received 12 Apr 1986, Accepted 29 Nov 1986, Published online: 21 May 2007

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