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THREE DIMENSIONAL CFD MODELLING OF FLOW STRUCTURE IN COMPOUND CHANNELS

Keywords: Compound channels, Point velocities, Numerical simulation, Turbulence intensity.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 29 ,  Issue 4

Usman   Ghani , Peter  Richard  Wormleaton , HASHIM NISAR  HASHMI ,

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