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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
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Improvements of Fast Fluid Dynamics for Simulating Air Flow in Buildings

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Pages 419-438 | Received 20 Dec 2011, Accepted 30 Jun 2012, Published online: 09 Nov 2012

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