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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 33, 1998 - Issue 8
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THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS. PART I: FOUNDATION AND FLUID MECHANICS

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Pages 799-816 | Received 17 Jun 1997, Accepted 17 Feb 1998, Published online: 15 Mar 2007

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  • Address correspondence to M. J. Andrews, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A& M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA

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