Recent developments in microscale thermophysical engineering

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-244

  Abramson, A R ^a   Tien, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033235187     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: 10893954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/108939599199657     Document Type: Article

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