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Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Vertical Porous Annulus with an Internal Heat Source: Effect of Discrete Heating

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Pages 687-712 | Received 17 Apr 2012, Accepted 17 Nov 2012, Published online: 14 Feb 2013

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