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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
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Natural Convection in Triangular Attics Filled with Porous Medium Heated from Below

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Pages 735-754 | Received 25 May 2012, Accepted 17 Nov 2012, Published online: 28 Feb 2013

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