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The effect of circular hole spring tape on the turbulent heat transfer and entropy analysis in a heat exchanger tube: an experimental study

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Pages 493-512 | Received 31 Mar 2020, Accepted 22 Jun 2020, Published online: 07 Jul 2020

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