A numerical revisit of backward-facing step flow problem

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 862-874

  Chiang, T P ^a   Sheu, Tony W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0001182474     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869958     Document Type: Article

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