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Experimental Heat Transfer
A Journal of Thermal Energy Generation, Transport, Storage, and Conversion
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Original Articles

Experimental determination of enhancement of heat transfer in a multiple square perforated twisted tape inserts heat exchanger tube

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Pages 85-105 | Received 06 Dec 2016, Accepted 24 Oct 2017, Published online: 16 Nov 2017

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