Test of an equation for nonisothermal moisture transport in wood
โ Scribed by R. M. Nelson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-7719
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