QI, Xiaoni ;LIU, Yongqi ;LIU, Zhenyan .
Exergy Based Performance Analysis of a Shower Cooling Tower.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 59, n.4, p. 251-259, june 2018.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/exergy-based-performance-analysis-of-a-shower-cooling-tower/>. Date accessed: 14 feb. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2012.315.
Qi, X., Liu, Y., & Liu, Z.
(2013).
Exergy Based Performance Analysis of a Shower Cooling Tower.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 59(4), 251-259.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2012.315
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Qi, Xiaoni, Liu, Yongqi, AND Liu, Zhenyan.
"Exergy Based Performance Analysis of a Shower Cooling Tower" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 59 Number 4 (28 June 2018)
