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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 72, 2017 - Issue 11
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Original Articles

Analysis of exergy loss vs heat transfer rate for Rayleigh–Bénard convection of various fluids in enclosures with curved walls

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Pages 821-843 | Received 13 Sep 2017, Accepted 14 Nov 2017, Published online: 27 Dec 2017

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