Design of a drying system for a rollover carwash machine using CFD |
Sabet, Seyyed M.M.
(MIT Portugal Program, University of Minho)
Marques, Jorge (Petrotec, Parque Industrial da Ponte) Torres, Rui (Petrotec, Parque Industrial da Ponte) Nova, Mario (Petrotec, Parque Industrial da Ponte) Nobrega, Joao M. (Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC/i3N), University of Minho) |
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