Numerical investigation of surface disturbance on liquid metal falling film flows in a magnetic field gradient

Magnetohydrodynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-113

  Gao, D ^a   Morley, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4143107836     PISSN: 0024998X     EISSN: 15740579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22364/mhd.40.1.9     Document Type: Article

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