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Research Article

Effects of serrated circular ring with rectangular winglets on thermal properties of tube heat exchanger: an experimental and numerical study

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Pages 572-585 | Received 04 Oct 2019, Accepted 02 Dec 2019, Published online: 18 Dec 2019

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