Thermal modeling of a greenhouse integrated to an aquifer coupled cavity flow heat exchanger system

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 723-741

  Sethi, V P ^a   Sharma, S K ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer water; Cooling heating systems; Greenhouse; Solar energy; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AQUIFER WATER; COOLING-HEATING SYSTEMS; THERMAL MODEL;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

GREENHOUSES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUIFER; COOLING; ENERGY BALANCE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEATING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER;

GREENHOUSES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ASIA; CHANDIGARH; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CAPSICUM;

EID: 34248177943     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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