Numerical simulation of the airflow and temperature distribution in a lean-to greenhouse

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-535

  Chen, Wei ^a   Liu, Wei ^b  

^a SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Heat transfer; Soil; Wall

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PEAK TEMPERATURE; SOIL SURFACES; WALL TEMPERATURE;

GREENHOUSES;

AIRFLOW; GREENHOUSE;

ENERGY PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION; SUN LIGHT; WALLS;

EID: 28844452485     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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