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Numerical investigation of natural convection of cavity receiver for low power application

Lloyd Chabala NgoDepartment of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Tunde Bello-OchendeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Josua MeyerDepartment of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 845-851 | Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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