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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 28, 1995 - Issue 1
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COMPARISON EXERCISE FOR COMPUTATIONS OF TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION IN ENCLOSURES

R. A. W. M. Henkes J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Mechanics, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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C. J. Hoogendoorn J. M. Burgers Center for Fluid Mechanics, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
Pages 59-78 | Received 25 Jul 1994, Accepted 10 Feb 1995, Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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