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Original Articles

Thermal Energy Storage System Using a Technical Grade Paraffin Wax as Latent Heat Energy Storage Material

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Pages 1535-1546 | Received 27 Dec 2003, Accepted 14 Nov 2004, Published online: 16 Aug 2006

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