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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Numerical simulations of transitional and turbulent natural convection in laterally heated cylindrical enclosures for crystal growth

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Pages 1195-1212 | Received 16 Dec 2015, Accepted 13 Jul 2016, Published online: 28 Nov 2016

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