Air movement and climate uniformity in ventilated greenhouses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 313-323

  Sase, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RURAL ENGINEERING   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airflow pattern; CFD; Natural ventilation; Vent configuration; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849189860     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.719.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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