Small-Scale Flat Plate Collectors for Solar Thermal Scavenging in Low Conductivity Environments

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International Journal of Photoenergy

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Figure 3: Small-Scale Flat Plate Collectors for Solar Thermal Scavenging in Low Conductivity Environments 