Cooling of greenhouses using seawater: A solar driven liquid-desiccant cycle for greenhouse cooling in hot climates

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 139-146

  Davies, P A ^a   Harris, I ^b   Knowles, P R ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desiccant cooling; Evaporative cooling; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849185589     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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