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A 3D transient CFD model to predict heat and moisture transfer in on-farm stored grain silo through parallel computing using compiler directives: Impact of discretization methods on solution efficacy

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Pages 1133-1147 | Received 19 May 2022, Accepted 26 Aug 2022, Published online: 16 Sep 2022

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