A Wind Tunnel Study of Airflow through Horticultural Crops: Determination of the Drag Coefficient

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-457

  Molina Aiz, F D ^a   Valera, D L ^a   Alvarez A J ^a   Madueno A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CROPS; GREENHOUSES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

DRAG COEFFICIENT; HORTICULTURAL CROPS; LEAF AREA DENSITY (LAD); WIND TUNNEL STUDY;

DRAG;

FARM CROPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 33645883540     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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