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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Numerical Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis—Heat and Mass Transport Models

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Pages 216-234 | Received 17 May 2012, Accepted 05 Feb 2013, Published online: 16 May 2013

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