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Experimental Heat Transfer
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Tube-side heat transfer enhancement in flat-plate liquid solar collectors with wire coil inserts

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Pages 1-10 | Received 24 Nov 2014, Accepted 09 Nov 2015, Published online: 14 Sep 2016

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