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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
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Natural Convection in a Rectangular Enclosure with Sinusoidal Temperature Distributions on both Side Walls

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Pages 507-524 | Received 19 Dec 2007, Accepted 25 Apr 2008, Published online: 30 Jul 2008

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