Comparison of the accuracy of different CFD turbulence models for the prediction of the climatic parameters in a tunnel greenhouse

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 287-294

  Nebbali, R ^a   Roy, J C ^b   Boulard, T ^c   Makhlouf, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MOULOUD MAMMERI   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Greenhouse; Humidity; Sonic anemometer; Temperature; Tunnel; Velocity; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849186475     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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