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NUMERICAL STUDY OF LAMINAR NATURAL CONVECTION IN INCLINED RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES OF VARIOUS ASPECT RATIOS

M. Rahman
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M. A. R. Sharif Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Pages 355-373 | Published online: 02 Feb 2011

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