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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 58, 2010 - Issue 6
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Numerical Modeling of Alternate Melting and Solidification

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Pages 393-418 | Received 23 Jun 2010, Accepted 06 Sep 2010, Published online: 20 Dec 2010

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