The application of computational fluid dynamics codes to simulate heat and moisture transfer in stored grains

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-31

  Thorpe, G R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Heat and moisture transfer; Stored grains

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049002251     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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