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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
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Steady and unsteady simulations for annular internal condensing flows, part II: Instability and flow regime transitions

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Pages 495-510 | Received 16 Aug 2015, Accepted 06 Dec 2015, Published online: 02 May 2016

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