Psychometric and ventilation constraints for vapor pressure deficit control

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-359

  Zolnier, S ^a   Gates, R S ^b   Buxton, J ^c   Mach, C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled systems; Environments; Heat flows; Vapor pressure deficit control

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VAPOR PRESSURE; VENTILATION;

DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE; PLANT GROWTH; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 0033626399     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(00)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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