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Solar Energy Enhancement of a Solar Collector by an Optimum Slope Angle in Isfahan, Central Region of Iran

H. S. Salvatipour Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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M. Abdolzadeh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
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H. K. Beheshti Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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M. Rahnama Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Pages 1625-1635 | Received 25 Jul 2010, Accepted 03 Sep 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2011

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