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Performance metrics for room air-conditioners: energy, comfort and environmental impacts

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|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.127 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 22, 2021
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Accepted on: Jun 25, 2021
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Published on: Jul 21, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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