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Ceiling-fan-integrated air-conditioning: thermal comfort evaluations

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.137 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2021
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Accepted on: Nov 22, 2021
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Published on: Dec 23, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Maohui Luo, Hui Zhang, Zi Wang, Edward Arens, Wenhua Chen, Fred S. Bauman, Paul Raftery, published by Ubiquity Press
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