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Performance Analysis of a Desiccant Evaporative Cooling System for Mango Fruit Storage in the Savannah and Transitional Zones of Ghana Cover

Performance Analysis of a Desiccant Evaporative Cooling System for Mango Fruit Storage in the Savannah and Transitional Zones of Ghana

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|Nov 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2019-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2449-5999 | Journal ISSN: 2083-1587
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2019
Accepted on: Sep 1, 2019
Published on: Nov 29, 2019
Published by: Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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