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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 59, 2011 - Issue 8
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Continuum Simulation of the Microscale Backward-Facing Step Flow in a Transition Regime

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Pages 616-632 | Received 21 Jul 2010, Accepted 13 Jan 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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