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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 62, 2012 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Using the Finite-Volume Method and Hybrid Unstructured Meshes to Compute Radiative Heat Transfer in 3-D Geometries

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Pages 289-314 | Received 29 Nov 2011, Accepted 18 May 2012, Published online: 27 Sep 2012

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