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Experimental Heat Transfer
A Journal of Thermal Energy Generation, Transport, Storage, and Conversion
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Characteristics of Natural Convection Heat Transfer in an Array of Discrete Heat Sources

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Pages 91-111 | Received 20 Mar 2012, Accepted 03 Aug 2012, Published online: 27 Sep 2013

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