An efficient Monte Carlo particle tracing algorithm for large, arbitrary geometries

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-344

  Zeeb, Charles N ^a   Dolaghan, John S ^b   Burns, Patrick J ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 1842863607     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077901750106606     Document Type: Article

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