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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 60, 2011 - Issue 4
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A Finite-Volume Model for Fluid Flow and Nonequilibrium Heat Transfer in Conjugate Fluid-Porous Domains Using General Unstructured Grids

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Pages 252-277 | Received 04 Apr 2011, Accepted 09 Jun 2011, Published online: 14 Sep 2011

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