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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
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Study on enhanced heat transfer performance of open-cell metal foams based on a hexahedron model

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Pages 335-355 | Received 10 Nov 2021, Accepted 12 May 2022, Published online: 16 Jun 2022

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