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Optimum Tilt Angles of Flat-plate Solar Collectors at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A. Tamimi Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, The-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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A. Sowayan Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, The-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Pages 1213-1221 | Received 05 Apr 2011, Accepted 17 Jun 2011, Published online: 08 May 2012

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