Numerical and experimental analysis of heat and moisture content transfer in a lean-to greenhouse

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Chen, Wei ^a   Liu, Wei ^b   Liu, Bingcheng ^b  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Heat transfer; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS; SOLAR RADIATION;

MASSIVE WALLS; SOLAR GREENHOUSE; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIUM;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 27744604884     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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