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Effect of different wick materials on solar still performance – a review

A. S. Abdullaha Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, KSA
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F. A. Essab Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Z. M. Omarab Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
Pages 1055-1082 | Received 20 Apr 2018, Accepted 20 Dec 2018, Published online: 07 Jan 2019

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