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Investigations on Passive Solar Liquid Desiccant Regenerator in Indoor Simulated Summer Ambient Conditions

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0065 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 977 - 986
Submitted on: Apr 13, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 19, 2025
Published on: Dec 15, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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