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Heat Removal Under Various Wind Speeds

Keywords: Velocity Variation, Wide Streets, Narrow Streets, Area-Weighted Temperature.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 30 ,  Issue 3

Rizwan  Ahmed  Memon , Muhammad  Aslam  Uqaili , Ashfaque  Ahmed  Hashmani ,

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