Comparison of modified k - ε turbulence models for buoyant plumes

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-165

  Worthy, J ^a   Sanderson, V ^a   Rubini, P ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000066920     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407790150503486     Document Type: Review

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