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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Plate-Fin and Tube Heat Exchangers in a Transitional Flow Regime

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Pages 766-784 | Received 22 Mar 2011, Accepted 12 Sep 2011, Published online: 02 Dec 2011

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