Simulation of rapid thermal processing in a distributed computing environment

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-152

  Liu, J ^a   Chen, S ^a  

^a Engineering Sciences Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0000368294     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780050135379     Document Type: Article

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