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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 58, 2010 - Issue 8
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An Investigation of the Effects of a Linear Porosity Distribution on Non-Equilibrium Heat Transfer in High-Conductivity Graphitic Foam

Lee J. Betchen Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anthony G. Straatman Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Pages 605-624 | Received 22 Jun 2010, Accepted 31 Jul 2010, Published online: 13 Oct 2010

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