Model development and experimental validation of a floriculture greenhouse under natural ventilation

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 521-527

  Ganguly, A ^a   Ghosh, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Natural ventilation; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; VENTILATION; WIND EFFECTS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS; EFFECTIVE DISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATES; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING ASPECTS; NATURAL VENTILATION; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTHS; ROOF VENTS; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITIES; TEST RESULTS; WIND SPEED;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 62649174081     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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