CFD study of the natural ventilation performance of a parral type greenhouse with different numbers of spans and roof vent configurations

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-340

  Baeza, E J ^a   Perez Parra J J ^a   Lopez J C ^a   Montero, J I ^b  

^a Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air movement; Large greenhouse; Leeward; Temperature field; Windward

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849189041     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.719.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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