Greenhouse cooling with continuous generation of upward-moving fog for reducing wetting of plant foliage and air temperature fluctuations: A case study

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 321-326

  Ohyama, K ^a   Kozai, T ^a   Toida, H ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous generation of fog; Fan; Latent heat; Natural ventilation; Sensible heat; Water sensitive paper

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049221054     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.797.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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