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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Original Articles

Effect of Two-Level Over-Fire Air on the Combustion and NOx Emission Characteristics in a 600 MW Wall-Fired Boiler

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Pages 993-1009 | Received 20 Oct 2014, Accepted 15 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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