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HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN MELTING SNOW

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Equations of non-isothermal two-phase filtration are used to solve the problem of water and air flows in melting snow. The mathematical model under study is verified using experimental data.

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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, 2021, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 109–118.https://doi.org/10.15372/PMTF20210112.

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Sibin, A.N., Papin, A.A. HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN MELTING SNOW. J Appl Mech Tech Phy 62, 96–104 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021894421010120

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