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Original Articles

A Computational Study on Opposed Flow Flame Spread Over Thin Solid Fuels with Side-Edge Burning

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Pages 1321-1340 | Received 15 Nov 2009, Accepted 11 Feb 2010, Published online: 18 Aug 2010

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