Characteristics of plumes forming in turbulent thermal convection
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPANESE CONFERENCE ON HYDRAULICS
سال: 1983
ISSN: 1884-9164,0913-4131
DOI: 10.2208/prohe1975.27.159