Cooling effects and evaporation characteristics of fogging systems in an experimental piggery

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-405

  Haeussermann, Angelika ^a   Hartung, Eberhard ^a   Jungbluth, Thomas ^b   Vranken, Erik ^c   Aerts, Jean Marie ^c   Berckmans, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFECTS; EVAPORATION CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH-PRESSURE FOGGING SYSTEMS; INDOOR HUMIDITY; WATER CONSUMPTION;

COOLING; EVAPORATION; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34447278566     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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