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Enhancement of airflow uniformity in multi-tray dryers through a CFD-integrated sequential linear programming
Dawit Andualem Asrate1, Fekerte Berhanu Tadle2, Yordanos Derseh Mihretie3
1Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 26, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. dwtandualem@gmail.com.
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