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Improving the productivity of a falling film solar desalination unit

Hasan MousaFaculty of Engineering, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;Department of Chemical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid22110, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ala’a H. Al-MuhtasebFaculty of Engineering, Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Mousa Abu-ArabiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering & Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait;Department of Chemical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid22110, Jordan
Pages 9602-9608 | Received 20 Aug 2014, Accepted 19 Mar 2015, Published online: 28 Apr 2015

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