A simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of a tomato glasshouse

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 534, Issue , 2000, Pages 197-204

  Reichrath, S ^a   Ferioli, F ^a   Davies, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop model; Temperature distribution; Venlo type glasshouse; Ventilation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0012391182     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.534.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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