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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 68, 2015 - Issue 10
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Analysis and Characterization of Metal Foam-Filled Double-Pipe Heat Exchangers

Xi ChenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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Fatemeh TavakkoliDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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Kambiz VafaiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1031-1049 | Received 08 Aug 2014, Accepted 25 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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