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A Parametric Study on the Thermal Performance of Unglazed Solar Water Collectors with Their Colorbond Steel Absorber Plates Also Used as Roofs

Matthew WalshSolar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan China;School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaView further author information
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Wenxian LinSolar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan China;School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1309-1322 | Published online: 11 Jul 2015

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