Dispersion of pesticides from a naturally ventilated greenhouse: A CFD approach

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 718, Issue , 2006, Pages 307-314

  Bartzanas, T ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a   Kittas, C ^a   Sapounas, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerial pollutants; Numerical simulation; Tracer gas; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849189623     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.718.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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