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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Numerical analysis of convective flow and thermal stratification in a cryogenic storage tank

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Pages 402-422 | Received 19 Jun 2016, Accepted 21 Oct 2016, Published online: 13 Feb 2017

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