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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Study of three LES subgrid-scale turbulence models for predictions of heat and mass transfer in large-scale compartment fires

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Pages 1223-1241 | Received 03 Sep 2015, Accepted 24 Nov 2015, Published online: 02 May 2016

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