Experimental Investigation on Dehumidification Performance of Square Channel Rotary Solid Desiccant Dehumidifier Assisted with PCM Integrated Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 376, 2026 6^th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Nanomaterials (ICRAMEN 2026)


Article Number		04005
Number of page(s)		11
Section		Thermal Engineering and Fluid Mechanics
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202637604005
Published online		01 July 2026

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