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Binary-Fluid Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannel Geometries for Miniaturized Thermally Activated Absorption Heat Pumps

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Microscale Heat Transfer Fundamentals and Applications

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Garimella, S. (2005). Binary-Fluid Heat and Mass Transfer in Microchannel Geometries for Miniaturized Thermally Activated Absorption Heat Pumps. In: Kakaç, S., Vasiliev, L., Bayazitoğlu, Y., Yener, Y. (eds) Microscale Heat Transfer Fundamentals and Applications. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 193. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3361-3_18

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