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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 25, 1994 - Issue 2
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NUMERICAL SOLUTION FOR MELTING OF UNFIXED RECTANGULAR PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL UNDER LOW-GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT

Y. Asako Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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M. Faghri Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
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M. Charmchi Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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P. A. Bahrami NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, California, USA
Pages 191-208 | Received 29 Jun 1992, Accepted 19 Feb 1993, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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