Suggestions to improve leeward ventilation of large span greenhouses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 949-954

  Montero, Juan I ^a   Anton A ^a   Mele M ^a   Munoz P ^a   Cid, M C ^b   Raya, V ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air movement; CFD; Internal climate; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449102588     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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