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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Bejan's Heatlines and Numerical Visualization of Heat Flow and Thermal Mixing in Various Differentially Heated Porous Square Cavities

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Pages 487-516 | Received 19 Nov 2008, Accepted 12 Jan 2009, Published online: 06 Mar 2009

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