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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 78, 2020 - Issue 12
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Supercritical CO2 flowing upward in a vertical tube subject to axially nonuniform heating

Xin Lia School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Feng Sunb School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Gongnan Xiea School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China;c Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra K. S. Boetcherd Department of Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 717-736 | Received 16 Jul 2020, Accepted 30 Jul 2020, Published online: 14 Aug 2020

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