Enhancement of Heat Transfer and Fouling Mitigation

Advances in Heat Transfer

Volumn 30, Issue C, 1997, Pages 197-253

  Somerscales, Euan F C ^a   Bergles, Arthur E ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0000220654     PISSN: 00652717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2717(08)70252-1     Document Type: Article

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