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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Modeling of Diffuse Charge Effects in a Microfluidic Based Laminar Flow Fuel Cell

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Pages 1-27 | Received 12 Feb 2010, Accepted 19 Aug 2010, Published online: 28 Jan 2011

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