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The Effect of Sponge Liner Colors on the Performance of Simple Solar Stills

T. V. Arjunan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India
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H. Aybar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Mersin, Turkey
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S. Neelakrishnan Department of Automobile Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
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K. Sampathkumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Taminadu College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
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S. Amjad Department of Automobile Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
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R. Subramanian Department of Automobile Engineering, Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode, India
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N. Nedunchezhian Department of Automobile Engineering, Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode, India
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Pages 1984-1994 | Received 01 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Apr 2010, Published online: 04 Sep 2012

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