Solar energy availability in greenhouses as affected by condensation on cladding materials

Renewable Energy

Volumn 16, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 769-772

  Pollet, I V ^a   Thoen, F P ^a   Pieters, J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cladding materials; Condensation; Experimental determination; Greenhouse production; Radiation transmission; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; GLASS; GREENHOUSES; METAL CLADDING; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR RADIATION TRANSMISSION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0032777267     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00276-6     Document Type: Article

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