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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
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Heat transfer efficiency enhancement using zigzag louvered fin

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Pages 278-293 | Received 14 Sep 2020, Accepted 22 Oct 2020, Published online: 12 Nov 2020

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