Improving the energy discharging performance of a latent heat storage (LHS) unit using fractal-tree-shaped fins
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114102
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Latent heat storage; Fractal; Tree-shaped; Fin; Energy discharge;All these keywords.
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