Numerical study of unsteady 2d natural convection and solidification of a food inside a freezing chamber

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 755-777

  Moraga, Nelson O ^a   Salinas, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 0000727449     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077800274064     Document Type: Article

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