Cooling fan-ventilated greenhouses: A modelling study

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-329

  Willits, D H ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

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EID: 0037337012     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5110(02)00270-2     Document Type: Article

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