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Numerical Formulation of Near-Critical CO2 Flow in Microchannels

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Microchannel Flow Dynamics and Heat Transfer of Near-Critical Fluid

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To further explore the critical thermal convective flow, numerical simulations of basic microchannel models with CO2 flow near its critical point are reported in this chapter.

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Chen, L. (2017). Numerical Formulation of Near-Critical CO2 Flow in Microchannels. In: Microchannel Flow Dynamics and Heat Transfer of Near-Critical Fluid. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2784-0_4

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