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De Vos, A. (1999). How to Unify Solar Energy Converters and Carnot Engines. In: Bejan, A., Mamut, E. (eds) Thermodynamic Optimization of Complex Energy Systems. NATO Science Series, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4685-2_26
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