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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 61, 2012 - Issue 5
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A Piecewise Linear Interface-Capturing Volume-of-Fluid Method Based on Unstructured Grids

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Pages 412-437 | Received 17 Jan 2012, Accepted 18 Feb 2012, Published online: 22 Jun 2012

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