A study of the overall heat transfer coefficient of greenhouse cladding materials with thermal screens using the hot box method

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 470-474

  Geoola, F ^a   Kashti, Y ^a   Levi, A ^a   Brickman, R ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Greenhouse; Polyethylene films; Thermal screen; U value

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CLADDING MATERIAL; DRY AND WET; DRY FILMS; ENERGY SAVING; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POLYETHYLENE FILMS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL SCREEN; U VALUE; WIND VELOCITIES;

CONDENSATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PLASTIC FILMS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; THERMOPLASTICS;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 67349091120     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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