CFD prediction of the natural ventilation in a tunnel-type greenhouse: Influence of wind direction and sensibility to turbulence models

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 691, Issue , 2005, Pages 457-464

  Roy, J C ^a   Boulard, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Climate; Energy balance; Greenhouse; Modelling; Porous media; Tomato crop; Transpiration; Tunnel; Turbulence; Vapour balance; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947223405     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.691.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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