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2012

Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop

with Propane in a Minichannel
Davide Del Col
davide.delcol@unipd.it

Bortolin Stefano
Bortolato Matteo
Rossetto Luisa

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Del Col, Davide; Stefano, Bortolin; Matteo, Bortolato; and Luisa, Rossetto, "Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop with
Propane in a Minichannel" (2012). International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. Paper 1347.
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