Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences
Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences
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ISBN: 9780078027680
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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