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The effect of mechanical stirring on horizontal convection Cover

The effect of mechanical stirring on horizontal convection

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|Jan 2010

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Language: English
Page range: 138 - 153
Submitted on: May 2, 2009
Accepted on: Nov 12, 2009
Published on: Jan 1, 2010
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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