Survey and evaluation of heating technologies for worldwide agricultural greenhouse applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 832-859

  Sethi, V P ^a   Sharma, S K ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer water; Greenhouse; Heating cooling systems; Latent heat; Sensible heat; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

DUST COLLECTORS; ENERGY STORAGE; GREENHOUSES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR PONDS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TECHNOLOGY;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSES; COUPLED CAVITIES; COVER MATERIALS; ELSEVIER (CO); FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GREENHOUSE COVER; GREENHOUSE HEATING; GROUND AIR COLLECTOR; GROUND AREA; HEAT PUMPING; HEATING TECHNOLOGIES; MATERIAL STORAGES; OVERALL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (PE); PHASE CHANGES; POTENTIAL USERS; SOLAR FLAT PLATE; STORAGE MEDIUM; STORAGE VOLUMES; WATER STORAGES;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AQUIFER; HEATING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SOLAR POWER; SURVEY; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 47749122238     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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