Fan and pad evaporative cooling system for greenhouses: Evaluation of a numerical and analytical model

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 797, Issue , 2008, Pages 131-138

  Sapounas, A A ^a   Nikita Martzopoulou, Ch ^b   Bartzanas, T ^c   Kittas, C ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air flow; CFD; Heat exchanger; Temperature gradients

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 58049221062     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.797.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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