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Thermal and Visualisation Study of the HFE7100 Refrigerant Condensation Process

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|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2024-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088
Language: English
Page range: 60 - 67
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 27, 2023
Published on: Jan 5, 2024
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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