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Experimental Heat Transfer
A Journal of Thermal Energy Generation, Transport, Storage, and Conversion
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Experimental Investigations on Latent Heat Storage Unit using Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material

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Pages 40-55 | Received 22 Feb 2012, Accepted 02 Aug 2012, Published online: 27 Sep 2013

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