Survey of thermal performances of a solar system used for the heating of agricultural greenhouses in Morocco

Renewable Energy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 415-433

  Bargach, M N ^a   Tadili, R ^a   Dahman, A S ^b   Boukallouch, M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE; SOLAR FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCES;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR HEATING;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

FLAT PLATE; GREENHOUSE; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034054625     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00118-4     Document Type: Article

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