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Experimental Heat Transfer
A Journal of Thermal Energy Generation, Transport, Storage, and Conversion
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Experimental Studies on Stability of Smoke Layer with a Sprinkler Water Spray

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Pages 196-216 | Received 10 Jul 2009, Accepted 05 Oct 2009, Published online: 14 Jun 2010

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