Experimental and numerical investigation of 2-D backward-facing step flow

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 703-716

  Lee, T ^a   Mateescu, D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0000044399     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfls.1998.0166     Document Type: Article

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