The effect of vent configuration and insect screens on greenhouse microclimate

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-202

  Bartzanas, T ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a   Kittas, C ^a   Boulard, T ^b   Mermier, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Airflow; CFD; Experimental verification; Insect screens; Temperature distribution; Tunnel greenhouse; Vent configuration; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSES; NUMERICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTS;

AIRFLOW; CARTESIAN COMPONENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE; TEMPERATURE PATTERNS; VENT CONFIGURATIONS; VENTILATION RATE;

AIR;

EID: 67349185380     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2005.12021990     Document Type: Article

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