Fan ventilated greenhouse cooling: Some considerations for design

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 83-95

  Willits, D H ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fan ventilation; Greenhouse cooling; Greenhouses

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849187956     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.719.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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