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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Constructal Parallel-Flow and Counterflow Microchannel Heat Sinks with Bifurcations

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Pages 1087-1105 | Received 27 Oct 2014, Accepted 15 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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