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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Volume 46, 2004 - Issue 3
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLATE FIN-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS

M. Tutar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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A. Akkoca Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Pages 301-321 | Received 01 Jan 2003, Accepted 01 Apr 2004, Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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