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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
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Forced convective flow and heat transfer past an unconfined blunt headed cylinder

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Pages 372-388 | Received 05 May 2017, Accepted 23 Aug 2017, Published online: 25 Sep 2017

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