Performance enhancement of air-cooled condensers

Acta Polytechnica Hungarica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-142

  Awad, M M ^a   Mostafa, H M ^b   Sultan, G I ^a   Elbooz, A ^a   El ghonemy, A M K ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

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EID: 84872000059     PISSN: 17858860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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