On the selection of shape and orientation of a greenhouse: Thermal modeling and experimental validation

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-38

  Sethi, V P ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Greenhouse shapes; Solar energy; Solar radiation; Thermal modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EXPERIMENTS; RADIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMOANALYSIS;

AIR TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; INCLINED SURFACES; MEASURED VALUES; PUNJAB , INDIA; THERMAL MODELING; TRANSIENT THERMAL MODELS; TYPICAL DAYS;

GREENHOUSES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; SHAPE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

CAPSICUM;

EID: 56949092789     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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