Naturally ventilated greenhouse designs for optimum cooling

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 559, Issue , 2001, Pages 177-182

  Short, T H ^a   Lee, I ^a   Stowell, R R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic models; Controlled environment agriculture; Evaporative cooling; Greenhouse systems; Solar greenhouses

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449189093     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.559.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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