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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Numerical Optimization for Nanofluid Flow in Microchannels Using Entropy Generation Minimization

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Pages 571-588 | Received 07 Apr 2014, Accepted 18 Jun 2014, Published online: 10 Dec 2014

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