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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 76, 2019 - Issue 6
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Natural convection boundary-layer flow on an evenly heated vertical plate with time-varying heating flux in a stratified Pr < 1 fluid

Wenxian LinCollege of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; ;Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, P.R. China; Correspondence[email protected]
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Steven W. ArmfieldSchool of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 393-419 | Received 08 Apr 2019, Accepted 05 Jul 2019, Published online: 19 Jul 2019

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