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Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects Volume 33, 2011 - Issue 17
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Determination of Optimum Slope Angles of Solar Collectors Based on New Correlations

P. Talebizadeh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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M. A. Mehrabian Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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M. Abdolzadeh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Kerman, Iran
Pages 1567-1580 | Received 17 Oct 2010, Accepted 24 Dec 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2011

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