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A Correlation for an Effective Flow Velocity for Capturing the Boundary Layer Effect in Opposed-Flow Flame Spread over Thin Fuels

Subrata BhattacharjeeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rohit NagarkarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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Yuji NakamuraDivision of Mechanical and Space Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Pages 975-987 | Received 11 Mar 2013, Accepted 27 Feb 2014, Published online: 26 Jun 2014

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