Validation of an electronic anti-fouling technology in a single-tube heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1491-1499

  Cho, Y I ^a   Choi, Byung Gap ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; SCALING;

EID: 0344327040     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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