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Title: Unsteady relationships between instantaneous surface heat flux, instantaneous surface temperature, and tracked shock wave phenomena
Award ID(s):
2041618
PAR ID:
10580077
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ScienceDirect Publishing Corporation
Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Journal of Thermal Sciences
Volume:
208
Issue:
C
ISSN:
1290-0729
Page Range / eLocation ID:
109397
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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