SOKOLNIKAS, Ignas ;ČIUPRINSKAS, Kęstutis ;ČIUPRINSKIENĖ, Jolanta .
Minimization of the Lifecycle Cost of a Rotary Heat Exchanger Used in Building Ventilation Systems in Cold Climates.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 67, n.6, p. 302-310, july 2021.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/minimisation-of-the-life-cycle-cost-of-a-rotary-heat-exchanger-used-in-building-ventilation-systems-in-cold-climates/>. Date accessed: 23 jan. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2021.7168.
Sokolnikas, I., Čiuprinskas, K., & Čiuprinskienė, J.
(2021).
Minimization of the Lifecycle Cost of a Rotary Heat Exchanger Used in Building Ventilation Systems in Cold Climates.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 67(6), 302-310.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2021.7168
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Sokolnikas, Ignas, Kęstutis Čiuprinskas, & Jolanta Čiuprinskienė.
"Minimization of the Lifecycle Cost of a Rotary Heat Exchanger Used in Building Ventilation Systems in Cold Climates." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 67.6 (2021): 302-310. Web. 23 Jan. 2026
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Sokolnikas, Ignas, Čiuprinskas, Kęstutis, AND Čiuprinskienė, Jolanta.
"Minimization of the Lifecycle Cost of a Rotary Heat Exchanger Used in Building Ventilation Systems in Cold Climates" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 67 Number 6 (05 July 2021)
