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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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A Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Flows through an Artificially Roughened Solar Air Heater

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Pages 679-698 | Received 06 Apr 2013, Accepted 01 Sep 2013, Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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