Experimental and economic study of a greenhouse thermal control system using aquifer water

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 306-319

  Sethi, V P ^a   Sharma, S K ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer water; Cooling heating systems; Geothermal energy; Greenhouse; Solar energy; Thermal control

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER COUPLED CAVITY FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM (ACCFHES); AQUIFER WATER; COOLING HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL CONTROL;

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33749669589     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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