A Generalized Model for Vehicle Thermodynamic Loss Management and Technology Concept Evaluation

@inproceedings{Roth2000AGM,
  title={A Generalized Model for Vehicle Thermodynamic Loss Management and Technology Concept Evaluation},
  author={Bryce Alexander Roth and Dimitri N. Mavris},
  year={2000},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:9860195}
}
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