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Wax Segregation in Oils: A Multiscale Problem

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Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2008

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    Mario Primicerio

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Primicerio, M. (2010). Wax Segregation in Oils: A Multiscale Problem. In: Fitt, A., Norbury, J., Ockendon, H., Wilson, E. (eds) Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2008. Mathematics in Industry(), vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12110-4_4

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