Flow through inclined screens: Comparison between experimental and CFD results

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 139-144

  Teitel, M ^a   Dvorkin, D ^a   Haim, Y ^a   Tanny, J ^a   Seginer, I ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Greenhouse ventilation; Resistance; Screenhouse; Screens; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049215361     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.797.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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